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Aphra Brandreth vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

Photograph of Aphra Brandreth
Aphra Brandreth
Con Chester South and Eddisbury
vs
Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Aphra Brandreth and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

341 same votes 0 different votes 341 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
32 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
32 Aye 41 No
19 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
9 Aye 24 No
5 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
5 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
32 Aye 41 No
19 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
9 Aye 24 No
5 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
5 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

65.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 506 of 649
Participation
73.6 %
1 % above average
Rank 341 of 649
378
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
575 eligible divisions
177
46.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
187
44.2 % of votes cast
201
53.2 % of votes cast
No votes
236
55.8 % of votes cast
13
3.4 % 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

80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
90
-48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 352 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

£250,031
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£250,031
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
2
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Trade
5 of 7 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Tax
79 of 111 votes
#5
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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