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Euan Stainbank vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

Photograph of Euan Stainbank
Euan Stainbank
Lab Falkirk
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Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Euan Stainbank and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 387 shared comparable votes.

22 same votes 365 different votes 387 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
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 33% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
26 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
48 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
33 Aye 48 No
25 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
33 Aye 48 No
25 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
5 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

88.5%
16% above average
Rank 36 of 649
Participation
73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
522
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
590 eligible divisions
261
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
45.0% of votes cast
261
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
237
55.0% of votes cast
4
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

133
+50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 649
Appearances
63
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 649
165
+21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 649
Contributions
75
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£165,434
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£165,434
27% below average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 registered categories
0
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#4
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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