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Torsten Bell vs Jesse Norman

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 Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Jesse Norman voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 258 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 254 different votes 258 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
10 Aye 7 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 No
35 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
27 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
3 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
27 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
3 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 400 of 650
Participation
72.3 %
same as average
Rank 379 of 650
403
565 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,699
2,351 eligible divisions
220
54.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
786
46.3 % of votes cast
183
45.4 % of votes cast
No votes
913
53.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

75
+2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 650
Appearances
41
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 650
339
+210.3 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650
Contributions
82
-46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 358 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
£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33 % below average
Latest expenses
£134,182
41 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
85 of 89 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#5
Energy
58 of 70 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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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
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: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API