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Dan Carden vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

Photograph of Dan Carden
Dan Carden
Lab Liverpool Walton
vs
Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Dan Carden and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 233 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 229 different votes 233 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
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
45 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
26 Aye 45 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
26 Aye 45 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 3 No
Energy 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

69.2 %
4 % below average
Rank 453 of 648
Participation
73.2 %
same as average
Rank 363 of 648
1,424
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
385
526 eligible divisions
798
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
166
43.1 % of votes cast
626
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
219
56.9 % of votes cast
10
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.4 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

23
-37.4 vs Commons average
Rank 553 of 648
Appearances
62
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 648
31
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 544 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

£1,875,223
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£298,675
32 % above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
15
5 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

Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
162 of 188 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 62 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Trade
69 of 84 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 23 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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
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
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
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