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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 284 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 280 different votes 284 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 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
30 Aye 47 No
15 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
3 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
30 Aye 47 No
15 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
3 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

71.1 %
2 % below average
Rank 411 of 647
Participation
78.9 %
6 % above average
Rank 233 of 647
382
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,266
1,605 eligible divisions
211
55.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
605
47.8 % of votes cast
171
44.8 % of votes cast
No votes
661
52.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

72
+8.4 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 647
Appearances
64
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 647
333
+219.4 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 647
Contributions
91
-22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 647

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
2
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
10 of 10 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
#2
Trade
46 of 50 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
56 of 63 votes
Energy
15 of 17 votes
#4
Migration
135 of 152 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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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