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Torsten Bell vs Christine Jardine

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 Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Christine Jardine voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 220 shared comparable votes.

47 same votes 173 different votes 220 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
6 Aye 1 No
Housing 71% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 57% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 4 No
Energy 56% aligned 9 shared votes
9 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
32 Aye 20 No
Tax 6% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
17 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 17% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 398 of 649
Participation
66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 494 of 649
410
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
2,106 eligible divisions
226
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
779
55.7 % of votes cast
184
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
619
44.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

74
-4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 649
Appearances
145
+67.0 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 649
340
+201.5 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 649
Contributions
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 185 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
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33 % below average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
16
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
Brexit / EU
176 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 163 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 87 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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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