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Esther McVey vs Mr Peter Bedford

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


Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 220 shared comparable votes.

219 same votes 1 different votes 220 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
18 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
15 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
15 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 524 of 647
Participation
73.4 %
same as average
Rank 357 of 647
1,341
2,068 eligible divisions
Total votes
394
537 eligible divisions
613
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
43.9 % of votes cast
728
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
221
56.1 % of votes cast
54
4.0 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.3 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 647
Appearances
65
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 647
109
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 210 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

£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
6
3 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
62 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Trade
66 of 84 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API