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Connor Naismith vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

Photograph of Connor Naismith
Connor Naismith
Lab Crewe and Nantwich
vs
Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Connor Naismith and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 359 shared comparable votes.

13 same votes 346 different votes 359 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 6 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
46 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
28 Aye 46 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
5 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
28 Aye 46 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
5 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

79.5%
7% above average
Rank 211 of 649
Participation
73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
469
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
590 eligible divisions
235
50.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
45.0% of votes cast
234
49.9% of votes cast
No votes
237
55.0% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 650
Appearances
64
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650
45
-100.7 vs Commons average
Rank 527 of 650
Contributions
77
-68.7 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£181,830
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£181,830
20% below average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
0
0 registered categories
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#4
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
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