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David Baines vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

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David Baines
Lab St Helens North
vs
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Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

David Baines and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 285 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 280 different votes 285 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
20 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
33 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
21 Aye 33 No
14 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
21 Aye 33 No
14 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

66.6%
6% below average
Rank 487 of 649
Participation
73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
393
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
590 eligible divisions
191
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
45.0% of votes cast
202
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
237
55.0% of votes cast
15
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

27
-56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 649
Appearances
64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
29
-116.9 vs Commons average
Rank 579 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

£136,662
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£136,662
40% below average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
0
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

Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#4
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 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 rebel
Closure motion 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
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
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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