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Edward Argar vs Mr Peter Bedford

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


Voting alignment

Edward Argar and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 426 shared comparable votes.

412 same votes 14 different votes 426 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 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
33 Aye 51 No
26 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
5 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
33 Aye 51 No
26 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
5 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

89.8%
18% above average
Rank 20 of 650
Participation
72.8%
same as average
Rank 359 of 650
2,176
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
463
636 eligible divisions
1,034
47.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
209
45.1% of votes cast
1,142
52.5% of votes cast
No votes
254
54.9% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.2% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

84
-12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 650
Appearances
63
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650
136
-32.2 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
Contributions
75
-93.2 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£201,413
11% below average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
11
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

Brexit / EU
210 of 212 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
47 of 49 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
Migration
164 of 171 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
45 of 47 votes
#4
Transport
26 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
78 of 82 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API