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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.

Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West
vs
Photograph of Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 323 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 318 different votes 323 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
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
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
50 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
24 Aye 50 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
1 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
24 Aye 50 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
1 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

71.8%
1% below average
Rank 386 of 650
Participation
81.2%
9% above average
Rank 170 of 650
453
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,962
2,417 eligible divisions
244
53.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
898
45.8% of votes cast
209
46.1% of votes cast
No votes
1,064
54.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

79
-15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650
Appearances
98
+3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
224
+59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 650
Contributions
158
-6.5 vs Commons average
Rank 225 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
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33% below average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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
14 of 14 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
209 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 67 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 234 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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