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Liam Conlon vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

Photograph of Liam Conlon
Liam Conlon
Lab Beckenham and Penge
vs
Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Liam Conlon and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 334 different votes 341 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
18 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
40 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
29 Aye 40 No
25 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
29 Aye 40 No
25 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
2 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

82.2 %
10 % above average
Rank 157 of 650
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 350 of 650
463
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
413
563 eligible divisions
222
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
183
44.3 % of votes cast
241
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
230
55.7 % of votes cast
12
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650
Appearances
62
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
88
-37.8 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 650
Contributions
81
-44.8 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£226,859
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£226,859
same as average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
3
3 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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Defence
31 of 33 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Education
46 of 49 votes
#5
Work / Employment
30 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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
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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