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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 100% of the time, based on 409 shared comparable votes.

407 same votes 2 different votes 409 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
35 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
35 Aye 49 No
24 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
5 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
5 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
35 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
35 Aye 49 No
24 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
5 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
5 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

78.1%
6% above average
Rank 239 of 649
Participation
73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
461
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
590 eligible divisions
206
44.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
45.0% of votes cast
255
55.3% of votes cast
No votes
237
55.0% of votes cast
17
3.7% 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

115
+31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 649
Appearances
64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
145
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 217 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

£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
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
2
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
38 of 39 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Tax
98 of 112 votes
#4
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API