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Torsten Bell vs James Naish

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


Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and James Naish voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

335 same votes 9 different votes 344 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
40 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
40 Aye 36 No
24 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
24 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
40 Aye 36 No
24 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
24 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

71.9%
same as average
Rank 382 of 650
Participation
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 394 of 650
457
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
454
636 eligible divisions
246
53.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
217
47.8% of votes cast
211
46.2% of votes cast
No votes
237
52.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
2.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Appearances
203
+106.0 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
238
+68.8 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Contributions
263
+93.8 vs Commons average
Rank 109 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
£186,058
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33% below average
Latest expenses
£186,058
18% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
16
7 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
14 of 14 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
30 of 32 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#5
Housing
31 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API