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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 352 shared comparable votes.

352 same votes 0 different votes 352 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 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 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 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 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

71.7%
1% below average
Rank 387 of 649
Participation
73.6%
1% above average
Rank 341 of 649
423
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
735
999 eligible divisions
229
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
361
49.1% of votes cast
194
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
374
50.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 10 months
Since 1 Dec 2022

Debates

66
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 649
Appearances
75
-8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 649
188
+42.1 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 649
Contributions
288
+142.1 vs Commons average
Rank 65 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
14 of 14 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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