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Torsten Bell vs Paulette Hamilton

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


Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 386 shared comparable votes.

379 same votes 7 different votes 386 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
53 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
53 Aye 35 No
27 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
26 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
53 Aye 35 No
27 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
26 Aye 3 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
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 335 of 650
457
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
897
1,216 eligible divisions
246
53.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
446
49.7% of votes cast
211
46.2% of votes cast
No votes
451
50.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 8 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

82
-14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
Appearances
60
-36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
238
+70.8 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
Contributions
71
-96.2 vs Commons average
Rank 480 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
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33% below average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
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
Education
55 of 61 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
113 of 126 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Work / Employment
57 of 66 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API