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Kate Osamor vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

Photograph of Kate Osamor
Kate Osamor
Lab Edmonton and Winchmore Hill
vs
Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Kate Osamor and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 224 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 221 different votes 224 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 3 No
Benefits 33% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
35 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
19 Aye 35 No
12 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
1 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
19 Aye 35 No
12 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
1 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

66.2%
6% below average
Rank 496 of 649
Participation
73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
1,574
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
590 eligible divisions
871
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
45.0% of votes cast
703
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
237
55.0% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

13
-70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 649
Appearances
64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
22
-123.9 vs Commons average
Rank 602 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

£1,989,895
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£250,449
11% above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
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
64 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
49 of 56 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Transport
76 of 95 votes
#4
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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