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Torsten Bell vs David Simmonds

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 David Simmonds
David Simmonds
Con Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and David Simmonds voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 264 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 259 different votes 264 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
1 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 8 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
35 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No
12 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No
12 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 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 399 of 650
Participation
83.5 %
11 % above average
Rank 134 of 650
403
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,362
1,632 eligible divisions
220
54.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
657
48.2 % of votes cast
183
45.4 % of votes cast
No votes
705
51.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

75
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 650
Appearances
108
+36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 650
339
+211.4 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
Contributions
259
+131.4 vs Commons average
Rank 62 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
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33 % below average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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
10 of 10 votes
#1
Migration
144 of 152 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 37 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
154 of 173 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 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
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API