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James McMurdock vs Mr Peter Bedford

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


Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 182 shared comparable votes.

163 same votes 19 different votes 182 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
16 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
16 Aye 40 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 2 No
Migration 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 92% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 11 No
Housing 94% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
16 Aye 40 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

40.8%
32% below average
Rank 635 of 650
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 369 of 650
253
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
620 eligible divisions
123
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
205
45.7% of votes cast
130
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
244
54.3% of votes cast
1
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

32
-60.1 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 650
Appearances
61
-31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
36
-124.1 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 650
Contributions
73
-87.1 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£171,670
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24% below average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
2
2 registered categories
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

Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Tax
71 of 114 votes
#4
Transport
24 of 30 votes
Housing
19 of 32 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API