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Torsten Bell vs Dame Karen Bradley

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 Dame Karen Bradley
Dame Karen Bradley
Con Staffordshire Moorlands

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Dame Karen Bradley voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 207 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 203 different votes 207 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
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
1 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
1 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 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
67.2 %
6 % below average
Rank 478 of 649
406
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,354 eligible divisions
223
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
739
46.7 % of votes cast
183
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
842
53.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

75
-0.2 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 649
Appearances
53
-22.2 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 649
339
+205.6 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 649
Contributions
59
-74.4 vs Commons average
Rank 450 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
£2,878,658
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33 % below average
Latest expenses
£283,093
25 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
188 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 89 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Work / Employment
59 of 75 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 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 Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
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
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