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Ms Julie Minns vs Torsten Bell

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

Photograph of Ms Julie Minns
Ms Julie Minns
Lab Carlisle
vs
Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Ms Julie Minns and Torsten Bell voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 384 shared comparable votes.

379 same votes 5 different votes 384 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
48 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
48 Aye 37 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
26 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 No
18 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
24 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
24 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
48 Aye 37 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
26 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 No
18 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
24 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
24 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

86.5%
14% above average
Rank 60 of 650
Participation
71.3%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 650
536
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
442
620 eligible divisions
275
51.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
53.4% of votes cast
261
48.7% of votes cast
No votes
206
46.6% of votes cast
5
0.9% 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

240
+147.0 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 650
Appearances
75
-18.0 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 650
269
+107.0 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 650
Contributions
204
+42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£180,792
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£180,792
20% below average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#5
Trade
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API