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Daniel Zeichner vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

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Daniel Zeichner
Lab Cambridge
vs
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Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Daniel Zeichner and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 332 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 321 different votes 332 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
13 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
37 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
29 Aye 37 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
5 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
29 Aye 37 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
5 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 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

79.8 %
7 % above average
Rank 202 of 649
Participation
73.6 %
1 % above average
Rank 341 of 649
1,884
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
575 eligible divisions
1,054
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
187
44.2 % of votes cast
830
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
236
55.8 % of votes cast
14
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 649
Appearances
67
-11.5 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 649
61
-78.3 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 649
Contributions
89
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,007,954
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£266,524
18 % above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
2
2 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

Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Housing
59 of 66 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Education
84 of 96 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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
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