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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 3% of the time, based on 235 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 229 different votes 235 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 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 0 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 11 shared votes
0 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

55.1 %
18 % below average
Rank 608 of 648
Participation
73.2 %
same as average
Rank 363 of 648
1,273
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
385
526 eligible divisions
734
57.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
166
43.1 % of votes cast
539
42.3 % of votes cast
No votes
219
56.9 % of votes cast
19
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.4 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

27
-33.4 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 648
Appearances
62
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 648
27
-81.9 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 648
Contributions
82
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 648

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
9
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Education
63 of 95 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Trade
57 of 88 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Transport
56 of 87 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 23 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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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