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James Wild vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

Photograph of James Wild
James Wild
Con North West Norfolk
vs
Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

James Wild and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 351 shared comparable votes.

351 same votes 0 different votes 351 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
34 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
34 Aye 38 No
21 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
7 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
7 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
5 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
34 Aye 38 No
21 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
7 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
7 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
5 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

85.9%
13% above average
Rank 78 of 649
Participation
73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
1,425
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
590 eligible divisions
709
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
45.0% of votes cast
716
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
237
55.0% of votes cast
13
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

133
+49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 93 of 649
Appearances
64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
244
+98.1 vs Commons average
Rank 91 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

£985,585
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£228,734
1% above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
5
3 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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
51 of 53 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Defence
66 of 70 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
#4
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 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
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
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 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
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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