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Torsten Bell vs Sir Roger Gale

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 Roger Gale
Sir Roger Gale
Con Herne Bay and Sandwich

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Sir Roger Gale voted the same way 0% of the time, based on 226 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 225 different votes 226 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
43 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
23 Aye 43 No
17 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
23 Aye 43 No
17 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 3 No
Benefits 0% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 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
57.0 %
16 % below average
Rank 597 of 650
402
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,338
2,349 eligible divisions
219
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
617
46.1 % of votes cast
183
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
721
53.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
30
2.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 0 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

76
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 650
Appearances
95
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
342
+216.2 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 650
Contributions
70
-55.8 vs Commons average
Rank 401 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
£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,306
8 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
10 of 10 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Defence
55 of 70 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Transport
72 of 95 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#5
Trade
64 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
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