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Torsten Bell vs Dr Peter Prinsley

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 Peter Prinsley
Dr Peter Prinsley
Lab Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Dr Peter Prinsley voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

343 same votes 0 different votes 343 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
35 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
35 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
35 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

71.7%
1% below average
Rank 387 of 649
Participation
82.9%
10% above average
Rank 137 of 649
423
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
489
590 eligible divisions
229
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
248
50.7% of votes cast
194
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
241
49.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650
Appearances
168
+84.4 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650
188
+42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650
Contributions
244
+98.3 vs Commons average
Rank 94 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
£206,728
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33% below average
Latest expenses
£206,728
9% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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