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Torsten Bell vs Matt Vickers

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 Matt Vickers
Matt Vickers
Con Stockton West

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Matt Vickers voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 307 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 303 different votes 307 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
13 Aye 8 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 35 shared votes
11 Aye 24 No
47 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
32 Aye 47 No
25 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
3 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
32 Aye 47 No
25 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
3 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 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 398 of 649
Participation
78.6 %
6 % above average
Rank 230 of 649
410
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,292
1,643 eligible divisions
226
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
618
47.8 % of votes cast
184
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
674
52.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
Appearances
91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 650
340
+201.7 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650
Contributions
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 247 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
£1,218,799
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,321
31 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
10 of 10 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Trade
48 of 53 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
56 of 63 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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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