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Torsten Bell vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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


Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 269 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 265 different votes 269 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
12 Aye 8 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
44 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
21 Aye 44 No
15 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
21 Aye 44 No
15 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
1 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

71.1 %
2 % below average
Rank 411 of 647
Participation
81.6 %
8 % above average
Rank 176 of 647
382
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,895
2,323 eligible divisions
211
55.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
865
45.6 % of votes cast
171
44.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,030
54.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
41
2.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

72
+8.4 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 647
Appearances
83
+19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 647
333
+219.4 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 647
Contributions
149
+35.4 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£152,220
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33 % below average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
10 of 10 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
208 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Energy
15 of 17 votes
#4
Migration
152 of 169 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
197 of 229 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API