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Mr Peter Bedford vs Alison Bennett

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 Alison Bennett
Alison Bennett
LD Mid Sussex

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Alison Bennett voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 286 shared comparable votes.

229 same votes 57 different votes 286 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
9 Aye 18 No
Education 96% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 40 No
Tax 95% aligned 63 shared votes
26 Aye 37 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 90% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 90% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
2 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 87% aligned 23 shared votes
3 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 6 No
Energy 38% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 9 No
Housing 53% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 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 350 of 650
Participation
71.9 %
1 % below average
Rank 387 of 650
413
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
405
563 eligible divisions
183
44.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
216
53.3 % of votes cast
230
55.7 % of votes cast
No votes
189
46.7 % of votes cast
13
3.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 650
Appearances
123
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 79 of 650
79
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 650
Contributions
137
+12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 178 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
£141,775
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6 % above average
Latest expenses
£141,775
37 % below average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 5 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
30 of 37 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API