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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 313 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 311 different votes 313 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 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
31 Aye 35 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
3 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
31 Aye 35 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
3 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

71.4%
1% below average
Rank 395 of 650
Participation
85.1%
13% above average
Rank 85 of 650
442
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,830
2,150 eligible divisions
236
53.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
884
48.3% of votes cast
206
46.6% of votes cast
No votes
946
51.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

78
-10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
Appearances
93
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
210
+55.4 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
Contributions
161
+6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 198 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
£1,112,100
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33% below average
Latest expenses
£203,620
10% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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
Brexit / EU
189 of 189 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 90 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 163 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 63 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
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
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