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Torsten Bell vs Mark Ferguson

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 Mark Ferguson
Mark Ferguson
Lab Gateshead Central and Whickham

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Mark Ferguson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

347 same votes 1 different votes 348 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
44 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
44 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
44 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
19 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
89.3%
17% above average
Rank 24 of 649
423
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
527
590 eligible divisions
229
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
279
52.9% of votes cast
194
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
248
47.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 649
Appearances
9
-74.7 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 649
188
+42.1 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 649
Contributions
25
-120.9 vs Commons average
Rank 595 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
£191,951
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33% below average
Latest expenses
£191,951
15% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
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
Education
50 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Migration
13 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
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