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Torsten Bell vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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 Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 245 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 241 different votes 245 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
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
35 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
23 Aye 35 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
23 Aye 35 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
1 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 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
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
423
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,720
2,376 eligible divisions
229
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
790
45.9% of votes cast
194
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
930
54.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

65
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 649
Appearances
145
+62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
187
+43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 649
Contributions
181
+37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 155 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
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33% below average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
202 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Defence
65 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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