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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 320 shared comparable votes.

320 same votes 0 different votes 320 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
32 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
32 Aye 38 No
21 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
7 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
5 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
32 Aye 38 No
21 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
7 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
5 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 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 79 of 648
Participation
73.2 %
same as average
Rank 363 of 648
1,380
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
385
526 eligible divisions
679
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
166
43.1 % of votes cast
701
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
219
56.9 % of votes cast
11
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

100
+39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 85 of 648
Appearances
63
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 648
196
+86.7 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 648
Contributions
83
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 648

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
3
2 registered categories
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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
49 of 50 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Defence
55 of 58 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 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
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
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