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Torsten Bell vs Alan Mak

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

Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West
vs
Photograph of Alan Mak
Alan Mak
Con Havant

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Alan Mak voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 310 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 308 different votes 310 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
25 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 41 shared votes
15 Aye 26 No
45 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
33 Aye 45 No
26 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
3 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
33 Aye 45 No
26 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
3 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 4 No
Benefits 0% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 398 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 87 of 649
410
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,017
2,361 eligible divisions
226
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
955
47.3 % of votes cast
184
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
1,062
52.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
Appearances
18
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650
340
+201.7 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650
Contributions
21
-117.3 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£152,220
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33 % below average
Latest expenses
£292,278
29 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
28
7 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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

Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Trade
84 of 91 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API