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Torsten Bell vs Saqib Bhatti

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 Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 283 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 281 different votes 283 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
23 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
38 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
27 Aye 38 No
26 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
3 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 4 No
Benefits 0% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
27 Aye 38 No
26 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
3 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 4 No
Benefits 0% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

71.5%
1% below average
Rank 392 of 649
Participation
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 176 of 649
416
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,342
1,650 eligible divisions
227
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
49.5% of votes cast
189
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
678
50.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

67
-13.0 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 649
Appearances
77
-3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 649
268
+128.6 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 649
Contributions
105
-34.4 vs Commons average
Rank 310 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
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33% below average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
63 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
156 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API