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Catherine McKinnell vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

Photograph of Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North
vs
Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Catherine McKinnell and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 264 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 259 different votes 264 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
Benefits 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
35 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No
25 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
4 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No
25 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
4 Aye 25 No
7 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

68.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 470 of 648
Participation
73.2 %
same as average
Rank 363 of 648
1,582
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
385
526 eligible divisions
872
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
166
43.1 % of votes cast
710
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
219
56.9 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.4 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

25
-35.4 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 648
Appearances
62
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 648
50
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 449 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

£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£312,180
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
6
4 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
63 of 75 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Housing
53 of 66 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Trade
69 of 88 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 23 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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