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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 290 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 288 different votes 290 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 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
30 Aye 35 No
17 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
30 Aye 35 No
17 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 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
85.1%
12% above average
Rank 93 of 649
416
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,799
2,113 eligible divisions
227
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
867
48.2% of votes cast
189
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
932
51.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

67
-13.0 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 649
Appearances
78
-2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 649
268
+128.6 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 649
Contributions
128
-11.4 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 649

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
4
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
14 of 14 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Trade
83 of 87 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 163 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 63 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API