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Nick Smith vs Torsten Bell

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

Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
vs
Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Torsten Bell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 357 shared comparable votes.

357 same votes 0 different votes 357 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
41 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
41 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
26 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
41 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
26 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

74.9%
2% above average
Rank 313 of 649
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 387 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
590 eligible divisions
1,016
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
54.1% of votes cast
763
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
194
45.9% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
+11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 649
Appearances
66
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 649
125
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 649
Contributions
188
+42.1 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
0
0 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

Education
89 of 96 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API