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Mike Kane vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

Photograph of Mike Kane
Mike Kane
Lab Wythenshawe and Sale East
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Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Mike Kane and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 323 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 317 different votes 323 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 43 shared votes
16 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
4 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
4 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

72.4 %
same as average
Rank 372 of 649
Participation
73.6 %
1 % above average
Rank 341 of 649
1,710
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
575 eligible divisions
974
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
187
44.2 % of votes cast
736
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
236
55.8 % of votes cast
19
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1 % of votes cast
12 years, 6 months
Since 13 Feb 2014
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

35
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
48
-90.3 vs Commons average
Rank 504 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

£2,395,924
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£291,311
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
2
1 registered category
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
64 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#5
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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
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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