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Torsten Bell vs Samantha Dixon

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 Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Samantha Dixon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

343 same votes 0 different votes 343 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
35 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
35 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
35 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 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
73.7 %
1 % above average
Rank 339 of 649
410
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
725
984 eligible divisions
226
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
357
49.2 % of votes cast
184
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
368
50.8 % 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
3 years, 7 months
Since 1 Dec 2022

Debates

74
-4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 649
Appearances
63
-15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 649
340
+200.7 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 649
Contributions
277
+137.7 vs Commons average
Rank 62 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
£667,714
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33 % below average
Latest expenses
£311,379
38 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 50 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Trade
20 of 23 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Migration
83 of 97 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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