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Torsten Bell vs Helen Whately

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Helen Whately voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 305 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 300 different votes 305 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 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
17 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
45 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
29 Aye 45 No
16 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
29 Aye 45 No
16 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 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
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 119 of 649
423
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,989
2,376 eligible divisions
229
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
950
47.8% of votes cast
194
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
1,039
52.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

65
-16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 649
Appearances
43
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 649
187
+44.5 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649
Contributions
65
-77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 456 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
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33% below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 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
14 of 14 votes
#1
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API