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Matthew Patrick vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

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Matthew Patrick
Lab Wirral West
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Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 337 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 332 different votes 337 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
5 Aye 3 No
Benefits 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
23 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
43 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
32 Aye 43 No
21 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
32 Aye 43 No
21 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 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

81.0 %
8 % above average
Rank 184 of 650
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 348 of 650
457
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
414
564 eligible divisions
224
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
183
44.2 % of votes cast
233
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
231
55.8 % of votes cast
8
1.8 % 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

21
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 650
Appearances
62
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
72
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
Contributions
81
-46.6 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£174,976
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
0
0 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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#5
Work / Employment
30 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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