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Torsten Bell vs Brendan O'Hara

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 Brendan O'Hara
Brendan O'Hara
SNP Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Brendan O'Hara voted the same way 37% of the time, based on 126 shared comparable votes.

47 same votes 79 different votes 126 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
17 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 84% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 2 No
Migration 60% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 3 No
Transport 50% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 39% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 5 No
Energy 11% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
28 Aye 19 No
Tax 15% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 39% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 3 No
Transport 50% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 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 400 of 650
Participation
57.8 %
15 % below average
Rank 590 of 650
402
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,358
2,349 eligible divisions
219
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
55.1 % of votes cast
183
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
610
44.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

76
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 650
Appearances
65
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
342
+216.2 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 650
Contributions
73
-52.8 vs Commons average
Rank 384 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
£2,535,264
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33 % below average
Latest expenses
£358,048
58 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Migration
161 of 169 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Trade
72 of 89 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#5
Benefits
65 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Pension 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 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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