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Gareth Snell vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

Photograph of Gareth Snell
Gareth Snell
Lab Stoke-on-Trent Central
vs
Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Gareth Snell and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 387 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 377 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
12 Aye 4 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
24 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
44 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
35 Aye 44 No
25 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
35 Aye 44 No
25 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
5 Aye 27 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

86.8%
14% above average
Rank 61 of 649
Participation
73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
512
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
590 eligible divisions
251
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
45.0% of votes cast
261
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
237
55.0% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

177
+92.2 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 650
Appearances
66
-18.8 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 650
270
+122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 650
Contributions
79
-68.7 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£797,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£176,059
22% below average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
4
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

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

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
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 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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