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David Smith vs Mr Peter Bedford
A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.
Voting alignment
David Smith and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 289 shared comparable votes.
4 same votes
285 different votes
289 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
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
69.3 %
3 % below average
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
390
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
413
563 eligible divisions
194
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
183
44.3 % of votes cast
196
50.3 % of votes cast
No votes
230
55.7 % of votes cast
14
3.6 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Debates
60
-10.9 vs Commons average
Appearances
62
-8.9 vs Commons average
77
-48.8 vs Commons average
Contributions
81
-44.8 vs Commons average
Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.
Financials and interests
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19 % below average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
5
2 registered categories
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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API