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Afzal Khan vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

Photograph of Afzal Khan
Afzal Khan
Lab Manchester Rusholme
vs
Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Afzal Khan and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 353 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 349 different votes 353 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
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 4 No
Benefits 6% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
26 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
37 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
32 Aye 37 No
12 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
32 Aye 37 No
12 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
4 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

78.7 %
6 % above average
Rank 229 of 649
Participation
73.6 %
1 % above average
Rank 341 of 649
1,657
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
575 eligible divisions
925
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
187
44.2 % of votes cast
732
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
236
55.8 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
44
-94.3 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 650
Contributions
89
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,767,463
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£247,867
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Housing
52 of 54 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 52 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
44 of 49 votes
#5
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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