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Sir James Cleverly vs Torsten Bell

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

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Sir James Cleverly
Con Braintree
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Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Sir James Cleverly and Torsten Bell voted the same way 0% of the time, based on 264 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 263 different votes 264 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
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
30 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
37 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
37 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 12 No
Benefits 0% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

69.7 %
3 % below average
Rank 437 of 649
Participation
71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 398 of 649
1,645
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
575 eligible divisions
771
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
55.1 % of votes cast
874
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
184
44.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 481 of 649
Appearances
74
-4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 649
87
-51.4 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 649
Contributions
340
+201.6 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,020,933
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£266,795
18 % above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
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
191 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
73 of 91 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
52 of 69 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API