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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.

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David Smith
Lab North Northumberland
vs
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Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

David Smith and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 305 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 301 different votes 305 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 6 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
21 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
32 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
23 Aye 32 No
26 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
4 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
23 Aye 32 No
26 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
4 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

69.7%
3% below average
Rank 435 of 649
Participation
73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
411
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
590 eligible divisions
202
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
45.0% of votes cast
209
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
237
55.0% of votes cast
16
3.9% 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

75
-8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 649
Appearances
64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
101
-44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 333 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

£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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#4
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 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 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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