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Torsten Bell vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

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 Andrew Mitchell
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 12% of the time, based on 176 shared comparable votes.

21 same votes 155 different votes 176 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
13 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 16% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 6 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 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
62.9%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 649
423
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,494
2,376 eligible divisions
229
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
718
48.1% of votes cast
194
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
776
51.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.7% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

64
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 649
Appearances
62
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 649
186
+43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649
Contributions
72
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 429 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
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33% below average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
181 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Migration
119 of 171 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
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