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Torsten Bell vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 232 shared comparable votes.

232 same votes 0 different votes 232 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
31 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
21 Aye 0 No
15 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
21 Aye 0 No
15 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 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
61.8%
11% below average
Rank 559 of 649
423
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,469
2,376 eligible divisions
229
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
815
55.5% of votes cast
194
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
654
44.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

70
-14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
Appearances
80
-4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650
197
+50.1 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 650
Contributions
131
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 241 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33% below average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
167 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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