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Clive Efford vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

Photograph of Clive Efford
Clive Efford
Lab Eltham and Chislehurst
vs
Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Clive Efford and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 336 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 328 different votes 336 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
22 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
38 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
23 Aye 38 No
19 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
23 Aye 38 No
19 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
1 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

76.1%
4% above average
Rank 282 of 649
Participation
73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
1,809
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
590 eligible divisions
1,019
56.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
45.0% of votes cast
790
43.7% of votes cast
No votes
237
55.0% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 649
Appearances
64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
87
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 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

£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£265,723
17% above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
4
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
67 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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 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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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