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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 243 shared comparable votes.

242 same votes 1 different votes 243 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
20 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
4 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
4 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 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 519 of 649
Participation
73.6 %
1 % above average
Rank 341 of 649
1,364
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
575 eligible divisions
624
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
187
44.2 % of votes cast
740
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
236
55.8 % of votes cast
54
4.0 % 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

104
+26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
145
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 193 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

£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
10
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
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Trade
68 of 87 votes
#4
Transport
67 of 88 votes
#5
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API