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Torsten Bell vs Sojan Joseph

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


Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Sojan Joseph voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 420 shared comparable votes.

406 same votes 14 different votes 420 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
48 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
48 Aye 37 No
27 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
25 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
48 Aye 37 No
27 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
25 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

71.9%
same as average
Rank 382 of 650
Participation
89.8%
17% above average
Rank 21 of 650
457
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
571
636 eligible divisions
246
53.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
283
49.6% of votes cast
211
46.2% of votes cast
No votes
288
50.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
2.5% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Appearances
73
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 650
238
+68.8 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Contributions
87
-82.2 vs Commons average
Rank 440 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
£158,669
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33% below average
Latest expenses
£158,669
30% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Education
50 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Benefits
30 of 32 votes
#3
Benefits
32 of 32 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API