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Torsten Bell vs James Murray

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 James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and James Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 319 shared comparable votes.

319 same votes 0 different votes 319 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
44 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
44 Aye 35 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
44 Aye 35 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 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
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 348 of 649
423
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,217
1,658 eligible divisions
229
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
647
53.2% of votes cast
194
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
570
46.8% 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
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

66
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650
Appearances
97
+13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 650
188
+42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650
Contributions
757
+611.3 vs Commons average
Rank 6 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33% below average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 54 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 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 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 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
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Voting source Commons Votes API