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Torsten Bell vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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
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Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

348 same votes 0 different votes 348 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
36 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
36 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
24 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
36 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
24 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 398 of 649
Participation
83.1 %
10 % above average
Rank 138 of 649
410
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
478
575 eligible divisions
226
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
235
49.2 % of votes cast
184
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
243
50.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

74
-3.3 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 649
Appearances
7
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 649
340
+202.9 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 649
Contributions
8
-129.1 vs Commons average
Rank 621 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
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33 % below average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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