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Nick Timothy vs Torsten Bell

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

Photograph of Nick Timothy
Nick Timothy
Con West Suffolk
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Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Nick Timothy and Torsten Bell voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 300 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 296 different votes 300 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
3 Aye 15 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
31 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
3 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
29 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
3 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
29 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

69.1%
3% below average
Rank 439 of 650
Participation
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 395 of 650
428
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
442
619 eligible divisions
206
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
53.4% of votes cast
222
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
206
46.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% 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

82
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 650
Appearances
78
-10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
123
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
Contributions
210
+55.4 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£199,214
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£199,214
12% below average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
22
5 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

Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 10 votes
#5
Trade
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API