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Torsten Bell vs Steve Barclay

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 Steve Barclay
Steve Barclay
Con North East Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Steve Barclay voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 235 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 232 different votes 235 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
20 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
38 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
29 Aye 38 No
21 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
2 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 4 No
Benefits 0% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
29 Aye 38 No
21 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
2 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 4 No
Benefits 0% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

71.2 %
2 % below average
Rank 406 of 647
Participation
71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 400 of 647
386
542 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,665
2,328 eligible divisions
212
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
792
47.6 % of votes cast
174
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
873
52.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

75
+9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 647
Appearances
60
-5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 647
339
+222.1 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 647
Contributions
79
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£152,220
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,422,084
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33 % below average
Latest expenses
£231,894
3 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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
192 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
137 of 169 votes
Energy
15 of 17 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
53 of 66 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
172 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
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
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API