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Priti Patel vs Torsten Bell

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

Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham
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Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Priti Patel and Torsten Bell voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 237 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 235 different votes 237 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
11 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
26 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
37 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
20 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
37 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
20 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 12 No
Benefits 0% aligned 13 shared votes
12 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 562 of 648
Participation
71.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 406 of 648
1,429
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
376
526 eligible divisions
644
45.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
211
56.1 % of votes cast
785
54.9 % of votes cast
No votes
165
43.9 % of votes cast
14
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

57
-3.4 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 648
Appearances
73
+12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 648
77
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 648
Contributions
408
+299.1 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£244,429
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33 % below average
15
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
8
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

Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Housing
51 of 66 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Trade
67 of 88 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 17 votes
Tax
215 of 318 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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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