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Liz Twist vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

Photograph of Liz Twist
Liz Twist
Lab Blaydon and Consett
vs
Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Liz Twist and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 401 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 394 different votes 401 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 6 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
41 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
36 Aye 41 No
27 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
36 Aye 41 No
27 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
5 Aye 27 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

84.5 %
12 % above average
Rank 107 of 649
Participation
73.6 %
1 % above average
Rank 341 of 649
1,780
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
575 eligible divisions
972
54.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
187
44.2 % of votes cast
808
45.4 % of votes cast
No votes
236
55.8 % of votes cast
14
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

101
+23.1 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 187 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

£1,878,627
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£305,039
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
2
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
68 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
51 of 54 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 46 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 73 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Migration
149 of 163 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
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
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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