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James Cartlidge vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

Photograph of James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk
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Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 333 shared comparable votes.

333 same votes 0 different votes 333 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
31 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
31 Aye 48 No
21 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
5 Aye 25 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
31 Aye 48 No
21 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
5 Aye 25 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

86.6 %
13 % above average
Rank 78 of 648
Participation
73.2 %
same as average
Rank 363 of 648
2,002
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
385
526 eligible divisions
953
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
166
43.1 % of votes cast
1,049
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
219
56.9 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 648
Appearances
62
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 648
107
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 648
Contributions
82
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
210 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 23 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API