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Torsten Bell vs Sir Edward Leigh

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 263 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 258 different votes 263 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 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 15% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 7 No
Benefits 5% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
43 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
24 Aye 43 No
16 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
24 Aye 43 No
16 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 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
74.9%
2% above average
Rank 314 of 649
423
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
229
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
838
47.1% of votes cast
194
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
941
52.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

65
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 649
Appearances
169
+86.7 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649
187
+43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 649
Contributions
189
+45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 145 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33% below average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
188 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 322 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API