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Al Carns vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

Photograph of Al Carns
Al Carns
Lab Birmingham Selly Oak
vs
Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Al Carns and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 238 shared comparable votes.

14 same votes 224 different votes 238 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 4 No
Benefits 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
25 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
1 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
1 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

52.9%
20% below average
Rank 614 of 649
Participation
73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
312
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
590 eligible divisions
147
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
45.0% of votes cast
165
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
237
55.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
-7.3 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 649
Appearances
63
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 649
274
+130.5 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
Contributions
75
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£170,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£170,101
25% below average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 registered categories
0
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

Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Housing
21 of 32 votes
#4
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
Defence
22 of 34 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
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