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Torsten Bell vs Alex Ballinger

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 Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

339 same votes 0 different votes 339 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
34 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
34 Aye 33 No
12 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
23 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
23 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
34 Aye 33 No
12 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
23 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
23 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

71.7%
1% below average
Rank 387 of 649
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 305 of 649
423
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
229
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
47.7% of votes cast
194
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
232
52.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650
Appearances
73
-10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 650
188
+42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650
Contributions
111
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 312 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
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33% below average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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