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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 234 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 232 different votes 234 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
16 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 15 No
Tax 0% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
15 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 15 No
Tax 0% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
15 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

66.7%
6% below average
Rank 480 of 650
Participation
72.6%
same as average
Rank 365 of 650
1,613
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
631 eligible divisions
898
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
207
45.2% of votes cast
715
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
251
54.8% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.3% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

47
-47.5 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 650
Appearances
60
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 650
483
+318.4 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 650
Contributions
72
-92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650

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
24
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
3 registered categories
7
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
77 of 82 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
174 of 212 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 80 votes
#4
Transport
26 of 32 votes
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 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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Voting source Commons Votes API