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Mr Peter Bedford vs Afzal Khan

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

Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire
vs
Photograph of Afzal Khan
Afzal Khan
Lab Manchester Rusholme

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Afzal Khan voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 351 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 347 different votes 351 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 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 13 No
Benefits 6% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
22 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 No
32 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
37 Aye 32 No
14 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
37 Aye 32 No
14 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
21 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 348 of 650
Participation
78.9 %
6 % above average
Rank 227 of 650
414
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,654
2,095 eligible divisions
183
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
925
55.9 % of votes cast
231
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
729
44.1 % of votes cast
13
3.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

62
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Appearances
39
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 650
81
-46.6 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
Contributions
46
-81.6 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£238,962
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,767,463
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6 % above average
Latest expenses
£247,867
10 % above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#3
NHS / Health
48 of 52 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
30 of 37 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
44 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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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