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David Davis vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

Photograph of David Davis
David Davis
Con Goole and Pocklington
vs
Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

David Davis and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 243 shared comparable votes.

239 same votes 4 different votes 243 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
21 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
21 Aye 35 No
11 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 5 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 92% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
21 Aye 35 No
11 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 5 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

64.8%
8% below average
Rank 521 of 649
Participation
73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
1,539
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
590 eligible divisions
720
46.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
45.0% of votes cast
819
53.2% of votes cast
No votes
237
55.0% of votes cast
93
6.0% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% of votes cast
18 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jul 2008
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

51
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 649
Appearances
64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
78
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 416 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

£2,621,658
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£277,187
23% above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
7
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

Brexit / EU
198 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#4
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
Migration
126 of 171 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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