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Sir Stephen Timms vs Torsten Bell

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


Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Torsten Bell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 360 shared comparable votes.

351 same votes 9 different votes 360 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
38 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
38 Aye 32 No
22 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
27 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
38 Aye 32 No
22 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
27 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

78.4%
6% above average
Rank 232 of 650
Participation
71.9%
same as average
Rank 382 of 650
1,898
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
636 eligible divisions
1,042
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
53.8% of votes cast
856
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
211
46.2% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
32 years, 5 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 650
Appearances
82
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
209
+41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 650
Contributions
238
+70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
3
1 registered category
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

Defence
64 of 71 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#5
Trade
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API