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Torsten Bell vs Catherine West

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 Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Catherine West voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 260 shared comparable votes.

260 same votes 0 different votes 260 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 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

71.7%
1% below average
Rank 387 of 649
Participation
73.5%
1% above average
Rank 343 of 649
423
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,747
2,376 eligible divisions
229
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
947
54.2% of votes cast
194
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
800
45.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

70
-14.8 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
Appearances
49
-35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650
197
+49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 650
Contributions
60
-87.7 vs Commons average
Rank 478 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
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33% below average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
14 of 14 votes
#1
Education
86 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API