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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 374 shared comparable votes.

374 same votes 0 different votes 374 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
33 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
33 Aye 48 No
22 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
5 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
33 Aye 48 No
22 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
5 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

86.4%
14% above average
Rank 67 of 649
Participation
73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
2,052
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
590 eligible divisions
982
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
45.0% of votes cast
1,070
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
237
55.0% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 649
Appearances
64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
155
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 649
Contributions
77
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 649

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
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
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

Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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