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Torsten Bell vs Pat McFadden

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 Pat McFadden
Pat McFadden
Lab Wolverhampton South East

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Pat McFadden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 199 shared comparable votes.

199 same votes 0 different votes 199 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 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 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 402 of 650
Participation
65.6%
7% below average
Rank 511 of 650
424
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,561
2,381 eligible divisions
230
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
899
57.6% of votes cast
194
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
662
42.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

73
-12.2 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 650
Appearances
44
-41.2 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 650
205
+56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 650
Contributions
332
+183.4 vs Commons average
Rank 55 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
£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33% below average
Latest expenses
£225,631
same as average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 70 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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