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Darren Jones vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

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Darren Jones
Lab Bristol North West
vs
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Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Darren Jones and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 165 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 161 different votes 165 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 14 No
Tax 0% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 14 No
Tax 0% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

65.2%
7% below average
Rank 516 of 649
Participation
73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
1,383
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
590 eligible divisions
763
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
45.0% of votes cast
620
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
237
55.0% of votes cast
5
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

50
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 649
Appearances
64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
599
+453.1 vs Commons average
Rank 12 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

£1,991,343
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£327,479
45% above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
4
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
62 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 188 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Migration
142 of 163 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 46 votes
#4
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 44 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
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
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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