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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.

Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West
vs
Photograph of Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Helen Whately voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 272 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 268 different votes 272 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
17 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
45 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
27 Aye 45 No
15 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
27 Aye 45 No
15 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

71.1 %
2 % below average
Rank 411 of 647
Participation
84.0 %
11 % above average
Rank 123 of 647
382
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,952
2,323 eligible divisions
211
55.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
930
47.6 % of votes cast
171
44.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,022
52.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

72
+8.4 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 647
Appearances
42
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 647
333
+219.4 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 647
Contributions
65
-48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 647

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
8
3 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
10 of 10 votes
#1
Trade
83 of 88 votes
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Energy
15 of 17 votes
#4
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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