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Torsten Bell vs Alice Macdonald

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 Alice Macdonald
Alice Macdonald
Lab Norwich North

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Alice Macdonald voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 363 shared comparable votes.

363 same votes 0 different votes 363 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
32 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
32 Aye 37 No
29 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
32 Aye 37 No
29 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 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 397 of 649
Participation
84.7 %
12 % above average
Rank 107 of 649
406
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
481
568 eligible divisions
223
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
238
49.5 % of votes cast
183
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
243
50.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
-0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 649
Appearances
37
-38.1 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 649
339
+205.7 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 649
Contributions
44
-89.3 vs Commons average
Rank 513 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
£186,253
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33 % below average
Latest expenses
£186,253
18 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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