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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 304 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 302 different votes 304 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
29 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
3 Aye 29 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
29 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
3 Aye 29 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

71.4%
1% below average
Rank 395 of 650
Participation
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 173 of 650
442
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,371
1,687 eligible divisions
236
53.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
679
49.5% of votes cast
206
46.6% of votes cast
No votes
692
50.5% 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
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

78
-10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
Appearances
92
+3.2 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 650
210
+55.4 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
Contributions
123
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 296 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
£1,147,083
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
64 of 64 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#2
Trade
53 of 56 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 63 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
159 of 178 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
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