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Angela Rayner vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

Photograph of Angela Rayner
Angela Rayner
Lab Ashton-under-Lyne
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Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Angela Rayner and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 207 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 205 different votes 207 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
15 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 15 No
Tax 0% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 15 No
Tax 0% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

66.4%
6% below average
Rank 495 of 649
Participation
73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
1,577
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
590 eligible divisions
878
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
45.0% of votes cast
699
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
237
55.0% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

28
-54.3 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 649
Appearances
63
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 649
357
+213.5 vs Commons average
Rank 44 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

£1,886,725
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£219,458
3% below average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
25
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 registered categories
5
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

Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
#4
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
59 of 77 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
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