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Torsten Bell vs Laura Kyrke-Smith

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


Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Laura Kyrke-Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 373 shared comparable votes.

372 same votes 1 different votes 373 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 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
47 Aye 31 No
23 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
24 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 89% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
47 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
47 Aye 31 No
23 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

71.4 %
1 % below average
Rank 400 of 650
Participation
88.1 %
15 % above average
Rank 46 of 650
402
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
496
563 eligible divisions
219
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
248
50.0 % of votes cast
183
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
248
50.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

76
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 650
Appearances
88
+17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 650
342
+216.2 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 650
Contributions
105
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 255 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
£198,951
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33 % below average
Latest expenses
£198,951
12 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API