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Kit Malthouse vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

Photograph of Kit Malthouse
Kit Malthouse
Con North West Hampshire
vs
Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Kit Malthouse and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 337 shared comparable votes.

337 same votes 0 different votes 337 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 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
32 Aye 46 No
13 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
32 Aye 46 No
13 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

86.2 %
13 % above average
Rank 82 of 648
Participation
73.2 %
same as average
Rank 363 of 648
1,992
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
385
526 eligible divisions
946
47.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
166
43.1 % of votes cast
1,046
52.5 % of votes cast
No votes
219
56.9 % of votes cast
20
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

55
-5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 648
Appearances
63
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 648
92
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 254 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

£2,190,913
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£293,019
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
5
4 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

Trade
85 of 88 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
162 of 169 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 65 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 75 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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