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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
vs
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 259 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 256 different votes 259 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
13 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
3 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
24 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
3 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
24 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

69.1 %
4 % below average
Rank 454 of 647
Participation
71.1 %
2 % below average
Rank 411 of 647
371
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
382
537 eligible divisions
175
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
211
55.2 % of votes cast
196
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
171
44.8 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

89
+25.4 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 647
Appearances
72
+8.4 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 647
108
-5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 647
Contributions
333
+219.4 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£194,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£194,714
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33 % below average
16
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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
36 of 37 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Energy
14 of 17 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Tax
85 of 108 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Defence
17 of 22 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 17 votes
Crime / Justice
46 of 61 votes
#5
Housing
26 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
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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