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Mr David Lammy vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

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Mr David Lammy
Lab Tottenham
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Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Mr David Lammy and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 98 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 96 different votes 98 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
14 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
2 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 5 No
Tax 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 0 No
Housing 0% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
2 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 5 No
Tax 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 0 No
Housing 0% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

48.7%
24% below average
Rank 623 of 649
Participation
73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
1,156
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
590 eligible divisions
696
60.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
45.0% of votes cast
460
39.8% of votes cast
No votes
237
55.0% of votes cast
11
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% of votes cast
26 years, 3 months
Since 22 Jun 2000
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 649
Appearances
64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
751
+605.1 vs Commons average
Rank 7 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

£2,872,069
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£268,880
19% above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
3
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

Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
#4
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
Crime / Justice
123 of 230 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 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
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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