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Torsten Bell vs Sir James Cleverly

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 James Cleverly
Sir James Cleverly
Con Braintree

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Sir James Cleverly voted the same way 0% of the time, based on 259 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 258 different votes 259 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
37 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
30 Aye 37 No
18 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 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
Most different by topic
37 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
30 Aye 37 No
18 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 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
12 Aye 4 No
Benefits 0% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 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 400 of 650
Participation
69.7 %
3 % below average
Rank 436 of 650
402
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,349 eligible divisions
219
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
767
46.9 % of votes cast
183
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
870
53.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

76
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 650
Appearances
31
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 650
342
+216.2 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 650
Contributions
49
-76.8 vs Commons average
Rank 482 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
£2,020,933
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33 % below average
Latest expenses
£266,795
18 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
10 of 10 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Trade
73 of 89 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
52 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API