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Torsten Bell vs Tom Tugendhat

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

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Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West
vs
Photograph of Tom Tugendhat
Tom Tugendhat
Con Tonbridge

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Tom Tugendhat voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 220 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 215 different votes 220 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
3 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 7 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
38 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
19 Aye 38 No
14 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
19 Aye 38 No
14 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 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
73.2%
1% above average
Rank 354 of 649
423
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,740
2,376 eligible divisions
229
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
835
48.0% of votes cast
194
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
905
52.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

65
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 649
Appearances
67
-15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 649
187
+43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 649
Contributions
119
-24.5 vs Commons average
Rank 269 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
£2,161,547
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33% below average
Latest expenses
£287,101
27% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
45
5 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
14 of 14 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
141 of 171 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Benefits
65 of 81 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Transport
72 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API