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Liam Byrne vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

Photograph of Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
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Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 225 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 220 different votes 225 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
6 Aye 5 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
33 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
21 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
3 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
2 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
21 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
3 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
2 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

65.0 %
8 % below average
Rank 521 of 648
Participation
73.2 %
same as average
Rank 363 of 648
1,502
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
385
526 eligible divisions
846
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
166
43.1 % of votes cast
656
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
219
56.9 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.4 % of votes cast
21 years, 10 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

36
-24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 648
Appearances
62
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 648
60
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 648
Contributions
82
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
4
3 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

Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 75 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Migration
131 of 169 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 23 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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