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Paul Davies vs Torsten Bell

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

Photograph of Paul Davies
Paul Davies
Lab Colne Valley
vs
Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Paul Davies and Torsten Bell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 394 shared comparable votes.

394 same votes 0 different votes 394 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
27 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 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
27 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 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

94.3 %
22 % above average
Rank 3 of 650
Participation
71.4 %
1 % below average
Rank 400 of 650
531
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
402
563 eligible divisions
273
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
219
54.5 % of votes cast
258
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
183
45.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

42
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
Appearances
76
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 650
50
-75.8 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 650
Contributions
342
+216.2 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£194,533
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£194,533
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33 % below average
0
0 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

Education
49 of 49 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
33 of 33 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#5
Housing
26 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API