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Steve Barclay vs Torsten Bell

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

Photograph of Steve Barclay
Steve Barclay
Con North East Cambridgeshire
vs
Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Steve Barclay and Torsten Bell voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 251 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 248 different votes 251 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
9 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
29 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
38 Aye 29 No
2 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
23 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 10 No
Benefits 0% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
38 Aye 29 No
2 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
23 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 10 No
Benefits 0% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 392 of 649
Participation
71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 398 of 649
1,689
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
575 eligible divisions
805
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
55.1 % of votes cast
884
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
184
44.9 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
Appearances
74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 650
Contributions
340
+201.7 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,422,084
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£231,894
3 % above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33 % below average
4
4 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
192 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
53 of 66 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Crime / Justice
173 of 230 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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