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Alex Baker vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

Photograph of Alex Baker
Alex Baker
Lab Aldershot
vs
Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Alex Baker and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 327 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 324 different votes 327 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
13 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
40 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
29 Aye 40 No
25 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
10 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
29 Aye 40 No
25 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
10 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 257 of 650
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 350 of 650
436
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
413
563 eligible divisions
235
53.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
183
44.3 % of votes cast
201
46.1 % of votes cast
No votes
230
55.7 % of votes cast
11
2.5 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650
Appearances
62
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
88
-37.8 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 650
Contributions
81
-44.8 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£175,028
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£175,028
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Education
43 of 49 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 61 votes
#5
Work / Employment
30 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API