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Dame Siobhain McDonagh vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

Photograph of Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Lab Mitcham and Morden
vs
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Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Dame Siobhain McDonagh and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 258 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 252 different votes 258 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
6 Aye 4 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
17 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
4 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

55.2 %
18 % below average
Rank 604 of 649
Participation
73.6 %
1 % above average
Rank 341 of 649
1,303
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
575 eligible divisions
747
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
187
44.2 % of votes cast
556
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
236
55.8 % of votes cast
19
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

36
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
31
-107.3 vs Commons average
Rank 563 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

£2,918,854
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£292,669
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
9
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
147 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Transport
64 of 95 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Education
64 of 96 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Trade
59 of 91 votes
#5
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
Where they voted the same
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
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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