The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 1 September 2026.

Compare

Mrs Kemi Badenoch vs Torsten Bell

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

Photograph of Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Con North West Essex
vs
Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Mrs Kemi Badenoch and Torsten Bell voted the same way 0% of the time, based on 118 shared comparable votes.

0 same votes 118 different votes 118 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
14 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 482 of 649
Participation
71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 398 of 649
1,410
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
575 eligible divisions
699
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
55.1 % of votes cast
711
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
184
44.9 % of votes cast
3
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-17.0 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 649
Appearances
74
-4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 649
249
+110.6 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 649
Contributions
340
+201.6 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,740,878
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£278,687
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33 % below average
17
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
4
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

Brexit / EU
167 of 188 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Trade
73 of 87 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
134 of 163 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Energy
45 of 59 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API