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Mr Hamish Falconer vs Torsten Bell

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Mr Hamish Falconer
Mr Hamish Falconer
Lab Lincoln
vs
Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Mr Hamish Falconer and Torsten Bell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 273 shared comparable votes.

273 same votes 0 different votes 273 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
20 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

62.9%
10% below average
Rank 542 of 649
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 387 of 649
371
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
590 eligible divisions
186
50.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
54.1% of votes cast
185
49.9% of votes cast
No votes
194
45.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

70
-13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
Appearances
66
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650
614
+468.3 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 650
Contributions
188
+42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£153,826
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£153,826
32% below average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Housing
25 of 32 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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