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Anneliese Midgley vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

Photograph of Anneliese Midgley
Anneliese Midgley
Lab Knowsley
vs
Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Anneliese Midgley and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 335 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 329 different votes 335 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 6 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 5 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
46 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
35 Aye 46 No
27 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
35 Aye 46 No
27 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
2 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

77.9 %
5 % above average
Rank 248 of 649
Participation
73.6 %
1 % above average
Rank 341 of 649
448
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
575 eligible divisions
229
51.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
187
44.2 % of votes cast
219
48.9 % of votes cast
No votes
236
55.8 % of votes cast
8
1.8 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

34
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 522 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
42
-96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 650
Contributions
89
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£199,199
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£199,199
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
1
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

Education
49 of 50 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Tax
101 of 111 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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