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Torsten Bell vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 282 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 277 different votes 282 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
12 Aye 8 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
37 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
26 Aye 37 No
13 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
26 Aye 37 No
13 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
3 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 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
84.7%
12% above average
Rank 102 of 649
423
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,797
2,121 eligible divisions
229
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
888
49.4% of votes cast
194
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
909
50.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

65
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 649
Appearances
18
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 649
187
+43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 649
Contributions
23
-120.5 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33% below average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
14 of 14 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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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