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Torsten Bell vs Sir Christopher Chope

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 Christopher Chope
Sir Christopher Chope
Con Christchurch

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 204 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 202 different votes 204 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
5 Aye 3 No
Trade 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
43 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
21 Aye 43 No
15 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 3 No
Benefits 0% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
21 Aye 43 No
15 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 3 No
Benefits 0% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 2 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 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
59.5%
13% below average
Rank 576 of 650
442
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,430
2,405 eligible divisions
236
53.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
610
42.7% of votes cast
206
46.6% of votes cast
No votes
820
57.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
73
5.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

78
-10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
Appearances
64
-24.8 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 650
210
+55.4 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
Contributions
59
-95.6 vs Commons average
Rank 499 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
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33% below average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
304
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
193 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
133 of 171 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
62 of 82 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#5
Tax
222 of 324 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
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API