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Mary Creagh vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

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Mary Creagh
Lab Coventry East
vs
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Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Mary Creagh and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 290 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 285 different votes 290 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
10 Aye 5 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
37 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
29 Aye 37 No
17 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
29 Aye 37 No
17 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

65.1%
8% below average
Rank 518 of 649
Participation
73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
384
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
590 eligible divisions
200
52.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
45.0% of votes cast
184
47.9% of votes cast
No votes
237
55.0% of votes cast
14
3.6% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 649
Appearances
64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
244
+98.1 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 649
Contributions
77
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,742,497
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£173,551
23% below average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
2
2 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

Housing
29 of 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
30 of 39 votes
#4
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
Tax
79 of 112 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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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