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Douglas McAllister vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

Photograph of Douglas McAllister
Douglas McAllister
Lab West Dunbartonshire
vs
Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Douglas McAllister and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 386 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 379 different votes 386 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
27 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
45 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
28 Aye 45 No
26 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
10 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
28 Aye 45 No
26 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
10 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

88.3%
16% above average
Rank 41 of 649
Participation
73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
521
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
590 eligible divisions
257
49.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
45.0% of votes cast
264
50.7% of votes cast
No votes
237
55.0% of votes cast
17
3.3% 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

110
+26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 649
Appearances
64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
131
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 238 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

£142,257
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£142,257
37% below average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
5
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#4
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 62 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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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