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Antonia Bance vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

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Antonia Bance
Lab Tipton and Wednesbury
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Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Antonia Bance and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 310 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 305 different votes 310 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
7 Aye 5 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
23 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
33 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
27 Aye 33 No
13 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
27 Aye 33 No
13 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 408 of 649
Participation
73.6 %
1 % above average
Rank 341 of 649
408
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
575 eligible divisions
201
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
187
44.2 % of votes cast
207
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
236
55.8 % of votes cast
12
2.9 % 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

36
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 507 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
52
-86.3 vs Commons average
Rank 488 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

£196,999
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£196,999
13 % 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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Energy
17 of 20 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#5
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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