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Shaun Davies vs Torsten Bell

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

Photograph of Shaun Davies
Shaun Davies
Lab Telford
vs
Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Shaun Davies and Torsten Bell voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 289 shared comparable votes.

287 same votes 2 different votes 289 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
37 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
37 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
23 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
16 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
37 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
23 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
16 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

66.7%
6% below average
Rank 481 of 650
Participation
71.8%
1% below average
Rank 386 of 650
421
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
453
631 eligible divisions
221
52.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
244
53.9% of votes cast
200
47.5% of votes cast
No votes
209
46.1% of votes cast
3
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

27
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 650
Appearances
79
-15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650
37
-127.6 vs Commons average
Rank 582 of 650
Contributions
224
+59.4 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£210,313
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£210,313
7% below average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
40
5 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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#5
Trade
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API