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Torsten Bell vs Rebecca Paul

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 Rebecca Paul
Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 287 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 282 different votes 287 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
13 Aye 4 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
2 Aye 15 No
2 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
19 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
30 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
3 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 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
78.8%
6% above average
Rank 226 of 649
423
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
465
590 eligible divisions
229
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
209
44.9% of votes cast
194
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
256
55.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 649
Appearances
103
+20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 154 of 649
187
+43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 649
Contributions
150
+6.5 vs Commons average
Rank 203 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33% below average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Housing
28 of 32 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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