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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 326 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 319 different votes 326 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 4 No
Benefits 8% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
25 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 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

76.3%
4% above average
Rank 279 of 649
Participation
73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
1,812
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
590 eligible divisions
1,005
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
45.0% of votes cast
807
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
237
55.0% of votes cast
18
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

110
+26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 649
Appearances
64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
159
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 189 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

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34% above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
2
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
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#4
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
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
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
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
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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