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Maureen Burke vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

Photograph of Maureen Burke
Maureen Burke
Lab Glasgow North East
vs
Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Maureen Burke and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 258 shared comparable votes.

22 same votes 236 different votes 258 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
Benefits 38% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
25 Aye 11 No
Tax 0% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 11 No
Tax 0% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
2 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

58.6%
14% below average
Rank 583 of 649
Participation
73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
346
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
590 eligible divisions
145
41.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
45.0% of votes cast
201
58.1% of votes cast
No votes
237
55.0% of votes cast
3
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

19
-63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 649
Appearances
64
-18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 649
24
-118.9 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 649
Contributions
76
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£166,388
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£166,388
26% below average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Transport
22 of 29 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Energy
15 of 20 votes
#4
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
Housing
23 of 32 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
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
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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