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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 177 shared comparable votes.

160 same votes 17 different votes 177 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
15 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 91% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 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

41.2%
31% below average
Rank 634 of 649
Participation
73.0%
same as average
Rank 360 of 649
242
588 eligible divisions
Total votes
429
588 eligible divisions
119
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
192
44.8% of votes cast
123
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
237
55.2% of votes cast
1
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

28
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 649
Appearances
64
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 649
33
-109.2 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
Contributions
76
-66.2 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 649

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
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

Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Tax
71 of 112 votes
#4
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
Housing
19 of 32 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API