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Ben Goldsborough vs Mr Peter Bedford

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


Voting alignment

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

7 same votes 328 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 5 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
45 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
24 Aye 45 No
26 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
24 Aye 45 No
26 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
5 Aye 25 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 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

85.9 %
13 % above average
Rank 89 of 648
Participation
73.2 %
same as average
Rank 363 of 648
452
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
385
526 eligible divisions
234
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
166
43.1 % of votes cast
218
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
219
56.9 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.4 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 648
Appearances
62
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 648
68
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 648
Contributions
82
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£162,821
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£162,821
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API