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Helen Hayes vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

Photograph of Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood
vs
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Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 356 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 350 different votes 356 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 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
44 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
34 Aye 44 No
19 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
34 Aye 44 No
19 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

79.4 %
7 % above average
Rank 213 of 649
Participation
73.6 %
1 % above average
Rank 341 of 649
1,875
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
575 eligible divisions
1,037
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
187
44.2 % of votes cast
838
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
236
55.8 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
121
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 232 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

£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
2
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Migration
149 of 171 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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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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