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Josh Newbury vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

Photograph of Josh Newbury
Josh Newbury
Lab Cannock Chase
vs
Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Josh Newbury and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 361 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 352 different votes 361 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
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
49 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
31 Aye 49 No
26 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
31 Aye 49 No
26 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 650
Participation
73.1 %
same as average
Rank 359 of 650
473
554 eligible divisions
Total votes
405
554 eligible divisions
251
53.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
181
44.7 % of votes cast
222
46.9 % of votes cast
No votes
224
55.3 % of votes cast
12
2.5 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

98
+30.2 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 650
Appearances
62
-5.8 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
113
-7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Contributions
82
-38.4 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£109,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£109,414
52 % below average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
1
1 registered category
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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Trade
4 of 4 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Education
48 of 49 votes
#5
Work / Employment
30 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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