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Torsten Bell vs Heidi Alexander

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 Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 296 shared comparable votes.

296 same votes 0 different votes 296 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
34 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
34 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
34 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 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
63.1%
10% below average
Rank 540 of 649
423
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
372
590 eligible divisions
229
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
174
46.8% of votes cast
194
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
198
53.2% 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
65
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 650
188
+42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650
Contributions
547
+401.3 vs Commons average
Rank 15 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
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33% below average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 32 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API