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Sir John Whittingdale vs Torsten Bell

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

Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon
vs
Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Torsten Bell voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 234 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 230 different votes 234 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 14 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
29 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
25 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
25 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 189 of 649
Participation
71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 397 of 649
1,896
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
406
568 eligible divisions
905
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
223
54.9 % of votes cast
991
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
183
45.1 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 649
Appearances
75
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 649
104
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 649
Contributions
339
+206.3 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33 % below average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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
204 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
80 of 89 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Housing
26 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API