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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 314 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 309 different votes 314 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
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 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
29 Aye 47 No
17 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
29 Aye 47 No
17 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
3 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

71.1 %
2 % below average
Rank 402 of 650
Participation
83.1 %
10 % above average
Rank 141 of 650
397
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,947
2,344 eligible divisions
217
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
929
47.7 % of votes cast
180
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,018
52.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

78
+8.2 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650
Appearances
195
+125.2 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 650
345
+221.0 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 650
Contributions
244
+120.0 vs Commons average
Rank 67 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
10 of 10 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Energy
15 of 17 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 169 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#5
Work / Employment
67 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
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
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API