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Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst vs Mr Peter Bedford

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


Voting alignment

Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 375 shared comparable votes.

373 same votes 2 different votes 375 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
33 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
33 Aye 49 No
23 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
5 Aye 25 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
33 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
33 Aye 49 No
23 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
5 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

78.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 253 of 647
Participation
73.4 %
same as average
Rank 357 of 647
420
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
394
537 eligible divisions
180
42.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
43.9 % of votes cast
240
57.1 % of votes cast
No votes
221
56.1 % of votes cast
15
3.6 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 647
Appearances
65
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 647
109
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 647
Contributions
85
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£202,248
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£202,248
11 % below average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Tax
96 of 108 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API