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Ian Murray 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 Murray
Lab Edinburgh South
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Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 263 shared comparable votes.

17 same votes 246 different votes 263 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
11 Aye 4 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
2 Aye 6 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
35 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
18 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
18 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
3 Aye 21 No
6 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
1 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

71.2%
1% below average
Rank 402 of 649
Participation
73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
1,692
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
590 eligible divisions
939
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
45.0% of votes cast
753
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
237
55.0% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

79
-3.3 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 649
Appearances
63
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 649
161
+17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 178 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

£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
7
3 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

Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
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
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
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