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Ashley Dalton vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

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Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire
vs
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Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Ashley Dalton and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 259 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 254 different votes 259 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
5 Aye 4 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
29 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
16 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
16 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

63.6%
9% below average
Rank 532 of 649
Participation
73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
590
928 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
590 eligible divisions
277
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
45.0% of votes cast
313
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
237
55.0% of votes cast
5
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% of votes cast
3 years, 7 months
Since 9 Feb 2023
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

47
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 649
Appearances
64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
111
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 649
Contributions
77
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£607,098
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£323,917
43% above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
1
1 registered category
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

Brexit / EU
6 of 6 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Migration
79 of 96 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Trade
15 of 19 votes
#4
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
Energy
23 of 32 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 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
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
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