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Torsten Bell vs Mr Richard Holden

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 Mr Richard Holden
Mr Richard Holden
Con Basildon and Billericay

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Mr Richard Holden voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 275 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 272 different votes 275 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
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
41 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
29 Aye 41 No
17 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
3 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
29 Aye 41 No
17 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
3 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 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

71.7%
1% below average
Rank 387 of 649
Participation
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 214 of 649
423
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
229
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
645
49.0% of votes cast
194
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
672
51.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

66
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 649
Appearances
44
-39.7 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 649
188
+42.1 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 649
Contributions
64
-81.9 vs Commons average
Rank 465 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
£1,267,818
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33% below average
Latest expenses
£332,582
47% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Foreign Affairs
49 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Trade
47 of 53 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Defence
61 of 70 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
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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