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Chris Bryant vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

Photograph of Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant
Lab Rhondda and Ogmore
vs
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Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Chris Bryant and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 212 shared comparable votes.

12 same votes 200 different votes 212 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
4 Aye 4 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
32 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
21 Aye 32 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
4 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
21 Aye 32 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
4 Aye 20 No
4 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

66.0%
7% below average
Rank 501 of 649
Participation
73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
1,567
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
590 eligible divisions
891
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
45.0% of votes cast
676
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
237
55.0% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
+0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 649
Appearances
63
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 649
443
+299.5 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 649
Contributions
75
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,807,799
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£277,046
22% above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 registered categories
5
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
65 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
Defence
52 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
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