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Emma Hardy vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

Photograph of Emma Hardy
Emma Hardy
Lab Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
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Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Emma Hardy and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 268 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 262 different votes 268 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
3 Aye 4 No
Benefits 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
16 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
2 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
2 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

70.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 415 of 649
Participation
73.6 %
1 % above average
Rank 341 of 649
1,487
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
575 eligible divisions
805
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
187
44.2 % of votes cast
682
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
236
55.8 % of votes cast
8
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
394
+255.7 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 650
Contributions
89
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,996,509
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£312,134
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
6
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
63 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Brexit / EU
160 of 188 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 46 votes
#5
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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