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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 370 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 363 different votes 370 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
25 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
10 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
28 Aye 45 No
25 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
10 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 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 44 of 650
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 350 of 650
497
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
413
563 eligible divisions
249
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
183
44.3 % of votes cast
248
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
230
55.7 % of votes cast
15
3.0 % 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

102
+31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 650
Appearances
62
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
121
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650
Contributions
81
-44.8 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650

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

Defence
33 of 33 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 61 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#5
Work / Employment
30 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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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