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Lillian Jones vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

Photograph of Lillian Jones
Lillian Jones
Lab Kilmarnock and Loudoun
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Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Lillian Jones and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 291 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 285 different votes 291 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
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
41 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
24 Aye 41 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
5 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
24 Aye 41 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
5 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

64.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 522 of 649
Participation
73.6 %
1 % above average
Rank 341 of 649
372
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
575 eligible divisions
182
48.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
187
44.2 % of votes cast
190
51.1 % of votes cast
No votes
236
55.8 % of votes cast
13
3.5 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

34
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
42
-96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 528 of 650
Contributions
89
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£167,331
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£167,331
26 % below average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
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

Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
17 of 20 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Transport
24 of 29 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Defence
26 of 34 votes
#5
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
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
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