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Tom Gordon vs Torsten Bell

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

Photograph of Tom Gordon
Tom Gordon
LD Harrogate and Knaresborough
vs
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Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Tom Gordon and Torsten Bell voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 277 shared comparable votes.

59 same votes 218 different votes 277 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
6 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 71% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 0 No
Energy 60% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 33% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
29 Aye 36 No
Tax 5% aligned 65 shared votes
39 Aye 26 No
10 Aye 9 No
Education 5% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 2 No
Transport 10% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

67.3 %
5 % below average
Rank 473 of 649
Participation
71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 398 of 649
387
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
575 eligible divisions
209
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
55.1 % of votes cast
178
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
184
44.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

177
+99.0 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 649
Appearances
74
-4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 649
255
+116.5 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 649
Contributions
340
+201.5 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£217,333
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£217,333
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33 % below average
3
2 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Housing
25 of 31 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Crime / Justice
48 of 62 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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