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Torsten Bell vs Alex Burghart

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 Burghart
Alex Burghart
Con Brentwood and Ongar

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Alex Burghart voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 261 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 259 different votes 261 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
23 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
35 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
28 Aye 35 No
17 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
28 Aye 35 No
17 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 2 No
Benefits 0% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

71.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 406 of 648
Participation
85.5 %
12 % above average
Rank 102 of 648
376
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,758
2,057 eligible divisions
211
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
844
48.0 % of votes cast
165
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
914
52.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

73
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 176 of 648
Appearances
58
-2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 648
408
+298.7 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 648
Contributions
103
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£152,220
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,112,100
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33 % below average
Latest expenses
£203,620
10 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
10 of 10 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
#2
Migration
154 of 161 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Trade
80 of 84 votes
Energy
15 of 17 votes
#4
Defence
55 of 59 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 40 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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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