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Torsten Bell vs Debbie Abrahams

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

352 same votes 3 different votes 355 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
49 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
49 Aye 34 No
26 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
28 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
49 Aye 34 No
26 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
28 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

71.8%
1% below average
Rank 386 of 650
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 412 of 650
453
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,704
2,417 eligible divisions
244
53.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
926
54.3% of votes cast
209
46.1% of votes cast
No votes
778
45.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
15 years, 9 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

79
-15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650
Appearances
65
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
224
+59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 650
Contributions
80
-84.5 vs Commons average
Rank 452 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
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33% below average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Work / Employment
72 of 80 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Transport
81 of 98 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 212 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#5
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API