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Torsten Bell vs Nigel Huddleston

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 Nigel Huddleston
Nigel Huddleston
Con Droitwich and Evesham

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Nigel Huddleston voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 300 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 296 different votes 300 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
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
44 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
26 Aye 44 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
2 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
26 Aye 44 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
2 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

71.4 %
1 % below average
Rank 400 of 650
Participation
87.1 %
14 % above average
Rank 63 of 650
402
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,046
2,349 eligible divisions
219
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
982
48.0 % of votes cast
183
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
1,064
52.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

76
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 650
Appearances
32
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 650
342
+216.2 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 650
Contributions
38
-87.8 vs Commons average
Rank 527 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
£2,007,696
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33 % below average
Latest expenses
£275,510
22 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
18
6 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
208 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
159 of 169 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Work / Employment
70 of 75 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#5
Trade
83 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API