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Dame Caroline Dinenage vs Mr Peter Bedford

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


Voting alignment

Dame Caroline Dinenage and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 309 shared comparable votes.

308 same votes 1 different votes 309 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
35 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
35 Aye 43 No
22 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
35 Aye 43 No
22 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

77.7 %
5 % above average
Rank 256 of 649
Participation
73.6 %
1 % above average
Rank 341 of 649
1,834
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
575 eligible divisions
896
48.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
187
44.2 % of votes cast
938
51.1 % of votes cast
No votes
236
55.8 % of votes cast
15
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
74
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650
Contributions
89
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,521,725
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£285,728
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
1
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

Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
#5
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API