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Mr Joshua Reynolds 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 Joshua Reynolds
LD Maidenhead
vs
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Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Mr Joshua Reynolds and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 266 shared comparable votes.

213 same votes 53 different votes 266 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
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 18 No
Education 96% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 34 No
Tax 95% aligned 61 shared votes
24 Aye 37 No
2 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 91% aligned 22 shared votes
2 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 87% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 4 No
Housing 45% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

63.0 %
10 % below average
Rank 539 of 649
Participation
73.6 %
1 % above average
Rank 341 of 649
362
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
575 eligible divisions
192
53.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
187
44.2 % of votes cast
170
47.0 % of votes cast
No votes
236
55.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

88
+10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
125
-13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 225 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

£159,760
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£159,760
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
9
4 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

Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Trade
5 of 7 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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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