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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.

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Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby
vs
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Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 303 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 293 different votes 303 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
26 Aye 9 No
Education 3% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
38 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
25 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
25 Aye 38 No
25 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
4 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

73.0 %
same as average
Rank 360 of 649
Participation
73.6 %
1 % above average
Rank 341 of 649
1,199
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
575 eligible divisions
656
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
187
44.2 % of votes cast
543
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
236
55.8 % of votes cast
25
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
83
-55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 379 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

£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
10
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
61 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Migration
128 of 154 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
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 869): motion to annul 10 Sep 2024
Aye
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