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John Cooper vs Mr Peter Bedford

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


Voting alignment

John Cooper and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 392 shared comparable votes.

379 same votes 13 different votes 392 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 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
33 Aye 50 No
18 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
4 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
4 Aye 26 No
6 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
33 Aye 50 No
18 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
4 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
4 Aye 26 No
6 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

73.4%
1% above average
Rank 341 of 650
Participation
72.8%
same as average
Rank 359 of 650
467
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
463
636 eligible divisions
199
42.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
209
45.1% of votes cast
268
57.4% of votes cast
No votes
254
54.9% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

129
+32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 650
Appearances
63
-34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
161
-8.2 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
Contributions
75
-94.2 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£154,450
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32% below average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
3 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Transport
26 of 32 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

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