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Torsten Bell vs Ruth Jones

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


Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Ruth Jones voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 377 shared comparable votes.

375 same votes 2 different votes 377 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
46 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
46 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
28 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
46 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
28 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

71.8%
1% below average
Rank 386 of 650
Participation
77.8%
5% above average
Rank 248 of 650
453
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,364
1,753 eligible divisions
244
53.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
711
52.1% of votes cast
209
46.1% of votes cast
No votes
653
47.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
7 years, 7 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

79
-15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650
Appearances
63
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650
224
+59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 650
Contributions
88
-76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 424 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
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33% below average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 71 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API