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Torsten Bell vs Helen Grant

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 Helen Grant
Helen Grant
Con Maidstone and Malling

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Helen Grant voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 229 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 225 different votes 229 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
14 Aye 6 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
39 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
25 Aye 39 No
16 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
0 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
25 Aye 39 No
16 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
0 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 397 of 649
Participation
73.9 %
1 % above average
Rank 338 of 649
406
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,739
2,354 eligible divisions
223
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
47.0 % of votes cast
183
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
921
53.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

75
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 649
Appearances
17
-57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 649
339
+206.3 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 649
Contributions
29
-103.7 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£152,220
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,650,269
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33 % below average
Latest expenses
£276,159
22 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
6 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
10 of 10 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Trade
82 of 89 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
54 of 60 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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