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Mr Peter Bedford vs Andy McDonald

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 Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Andy McDonald voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 370 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 360 different votes 370 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
3 Aye 14 No
Benefits 18% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 4 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 6% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
32 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
40 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
40 Aye 32 No
11 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
27 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

73.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 344 of 649
Participation
75.7 %
3 % above average
Rank 298 of 649
421
573 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,785
2,359 eligible divisions
187
44.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
993
55.6 % of votes cast
234
55.6 % of votes cast
No votes
792
44.4 % of votes cast
13
3.1 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 7 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

67
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 649
Appearances
91
+14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 176 of 649
89
-47.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
Contributions
128
-8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£238,962
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31 % above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
30 of 37 votes
#5
Transport
81 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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