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Nigel Farage vs Torsten Bell

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

Photograph of Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage
RUK Clacton
vs
Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Nigel Farage and Torsten Bell voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 125 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 120 different votes 125 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 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 25% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 11 No
Housing 6% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 12 No
Tax 0% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 12 No
Tax 0% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

30.7 %
42 % below average
Rank 638 of 650
Participation
70.9 %
2 % below average
Rank 410 of 650
170
554 eligible divisions
Total votes
393
554 eligible divisions
84
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
213
54.2 % of votes cast
86
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
180
45.8 % of votes cast
1
0.6 % 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

15
-52.8 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650
Appearances
77
+9.2 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
17
-103.4 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 650
Contributions
338
+217.6 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£156,380
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£156,380
31 % below average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33 % below average
35
7 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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
27 of 37 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
7 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Housing
17 of 31 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 17 votes
Energy
7 of 17 votes
#5
Housing
26 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Definition of Newspaper) Order 2025 16 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 737) 16 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 2 Jul 2025
Aye
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API