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Torsten Bell vs Sadik Al-Hassan

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 Sadik Al-Hassan
Sadik Al-Hassan
Lab North Somerset

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Sadik Al-Hassan voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 351 shared comparable votes.

351 same votes 0 different votes 351 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
39 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
39 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
26 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
39 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
26 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 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 398 of 649
Participation
84.0 %
11 % above average
Rank 119 of 649
410
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
483
575 eligible divisions
226
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
237
49.1 % of votes cast
184
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
246
50.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
-2.6 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 649
Appearances
52
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 649
341
+203.4 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 649
Contributions
71
-66.6 vs Commons average
Rank 421 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
£192,748
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33 % below average
Latest expenses
£192,748
15 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
10 of 10 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API