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Andrew Bowie vs Mr Peter Bedford

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


Voting alignment

Andrew Bowie and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 352 shared comparable votes.

341 same votes 11 different votes 352 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
31 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
31 Aye 47 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
4 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
31 Aye 47 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
4 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

80.5%
8% above average
Rank 188 of 650
Participation
72.8%
same as average
Rank 359 of 650
1,744
2,167 eligible divisions
Total votes
463
636 eligible divisions
849
48.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
209
45.1% of votes cast
895
51.3% of votes cast
No votes
254
54.9% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.2% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

77
-20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 650
Appearances
63
-34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
121
-48.2 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 650
Contributions
75
-94.2 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,982,147
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£339,342
50% above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
11
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

Brexit / EU
188 of 189 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
Migration
154 of 163 votes
#3
Trade
85 of 90 votes
#4
Transport
26 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 47 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API