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Torsten Bell vs Dr Andrew Murrison

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 Dr Andrew Murrison
Dr Andrew Murrison
Con South West Wiltshire

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Dr Andrew Murrison voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 354 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 348 different votes 354 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
1 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 36 shared votes
10 Aye 26 No
47 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
32 Aye 47 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
32 Aye 47 No
29 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
3 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 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 397 of 650
Participation
83.1%
11% above average
Rank 130 of 650
442
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,999
2,406 eligible divisions
236
53.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
956
47.8% of votes cast
206
46.6% of votes cast
No votes
1,043
52.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

75
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Appearances
267
+173.1 vs Commons average
Rank 12 of 650
204
+40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 650
Contributions
342
+178.5 vs Commons average
Rank 54 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
£1,842,285
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33% below average
Latest expenses
£170,920
24% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
205 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
47 of 49 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#5
Work / Employment
72 of 80 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API