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Torsten Bell vs Kim Leadbeater

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 Kim Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater
Lab Spen Valley

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Kim Leadbeater voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 391 shared comparable votes.

391 same votes 0 different votes 391 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
48 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
48 Aye 37 No
29 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
26 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
48 Aye 37 No
29 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
26 Aye 3 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
82.3%
10% above average
Rank 151 of 649
423
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,103
1,340 eligible divisions
229
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
571
51.8% of votes cast
194
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
532
48.2% 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
5 years, 3 months
Since 1 Jul 2021

Debates

65
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 649
Appearances
9
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 623 of 649
187
+43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 649
Contributions
18
-125.5 vs Commons average
Rank 609 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
£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33% below average
Latest expenses
£309,696
37% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Education
63 of 65 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
129 of 142 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
28 of 31 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 54 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