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Ian Byrne vs Mr Peter Bedford

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


Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 287 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 278 different votes 287 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
14 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
3 Aye 7 No
Housing 10% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
25 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 9 No
Education 3% aligned 34 shared votes
8 Aye 26 No
38 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
24 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
24 Aye 38 No
23 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

73.2 %
same as average
Rank 363 of 647
Participation
73.4 %
same as average
Rank 357 of 647
1,175
1,605 eligible divisions
Total votes
394
537 eligible divisions
646
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
43.9 % of votes cast
529
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
221
56.1 % of votes cast
22
1.9 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

42
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 647
Appearances
65
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 647
83
-30.8 vs Commons average
Rank 307 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

£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 registered categories
2
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
45 of 50 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
60 of 68 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Migration
127 of 152 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Work / Employment
54 of 65 votes
#5

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API