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Torsten Bell vs Steve Reed

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 Reed
Steve Reed
Lab Streatham and Croydon North

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Steve Reed voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 229 shared comparable votes.

229 same votes 0 different votes 229 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
38 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
38 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
38 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

71.7%
1% below average
Rank 387 of 649
Participation
62.1%
10% below average
Rank 555 of 649
423
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,476
2,376 eligible divisions
229
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
863
58.5% of votes cast
194
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
613
41.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

70
-14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
Appearances
46
-38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
197
+50.1 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 650
Contributions
410
+263.1 vs Commons average
Rank 34 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
£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33% below average
Latest expenses
£293,477
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 91 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API