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Torsten Bell vs Patricia Ferguson

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Patricia Ferguson voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 375 shared comparable votes.

363 same votes 12 different votes 375 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
52 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
52 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 96% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
52 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
52 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

71.9%
same as average
Rank 382 of 650
Participation
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 211 of 650
457
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
505
636 eligible divisions
246
53.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
257
50.9% of votes cast
211
46.2% of votes cast
No votes
248
49.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
18
3.6% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Appearances
116
+19.0 vs Commons average
Rank 176 of 650
238
+68.8 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Contributions
160
-9.2 vs Commons average
Rank 237 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
£151,093
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33% below average
Latest expenses
£151,093
33% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
14 of 14 votes
#1
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
30 of 32 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#5
Defence
30 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API