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Torsten Bell vs Jim Dickson

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 Jim Dickson
Jim Dickson
Lab Dartford

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Jim Dickson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 390 shared comparable votes.

390 same votes 0 different votes 390 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
47 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
47 Aye 34 No
23 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
47 Aye 34 No
23 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 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
88.6%
16% above average
Rank 35 of 649
423
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
523
590 eligible divisions
229
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
251
48.0% of votes cast
194
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
272
52.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 649
Appearances
139
+56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 649
187
+43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 649
Contributions
155
+11.5 vs Commons average
Rank 191 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
£172,033
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33% below average
Latest expenses
£172,033
24% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Education
47 of 50 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
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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