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Torsten Bell vs Simon Lightwood

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 Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 301 shared comparable votes.

301 same votes 0 different votes 301 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
36 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
36 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
19 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
36 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
19 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 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
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
423
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
229
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
194
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
324
45.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

66
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650
Appearances
86
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650
188
+42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650
Contributions
215
+69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 123 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
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33% below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 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
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API