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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 3% of the time, based on 158 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 154 different votes 158 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
5 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 518 of 649
Participation
73.6 %
1 % above average
Rank 341 of 649
1,370
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
575 eligible divisions
761
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
187
44.2 % of votes cast
609
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
236
55.8 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

49
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
597
+458.7 vs Commons average
Rank 11 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

£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
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Migration
142 of 163 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 46 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Trade
67 of 87 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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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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