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Torsten Bell vs Claire Coutinho

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 Claire Coutinho
Claire Coutinho
Con East Surrey

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Claire Coutinho voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 213 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 209 different votes 213 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
5 Aye 5 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
22 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 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
76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 285 of 649
406
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,245
1,636 eligible divisions
223
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
51.7 % of votes cast
183
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
601
48.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

75
+0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 649
Appearances
53
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 649
339
+207.0 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 649
Contributions
107
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 264 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
£989,828
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33 % below average
Latest expenses
£192,253
15 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 152 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#5
Trade
44 of 51 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API