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Torsten Bell vs Sir Geoffrey Cox

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 Geoffrey Cox
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Con Torridge and Tavistock

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Sir Geoffrey Cox voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 180 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 178 different votes 180 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
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
27 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 43 shared votes
16 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 43 shared votes
16 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 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
65.7%
7% below average
Rank 505 of 650
442
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,405 eligible divisions
236
53.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
747
47.2% of votes cast
206
46.6% of votes cast
No votes
834
52.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

78
-10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
Appearances
15
-73.8 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 650
210
+55.4 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
Contributions
23
-131.6 vs Commons average
Rank 606 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
£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33% below average
Latest expenses
£264,705
17% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
16
3 registered categories
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
Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 94 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Migration
126 of 171 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#5
Defence
52 of 71 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
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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