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James Asser vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

Photograph of James Asser
James Asser
Lab West Ham and Beckton
vs
Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

James Asser and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 343 different votes 349 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 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
34 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
33 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
33 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 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

85.5 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 650
Participation
73.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 354 of 650
477
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
409
558 eligible divisions
247
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
181
44.3 % of votes cast
230
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
228
55.7 % of votes cast
12
2.5 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

33
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 650
Appearances
61
-8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
45
-78.8 vs Commons average
Rank 498 of 650
Contributions
80
-43.8 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£173,878
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
3 registered categories
0
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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Work / Employment
30 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
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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