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Mr Peter Bedford vs Angela Rayner

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 Angela Rayner
Angela Rayner
Lab Ashton-under-Lyne

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Angela Rayner voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 207 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 205 different votes 207 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
12 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
Participation
66.4%
6% below average
Rank 495 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,577
2,376 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
878
55.7% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
699
44.3% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
Appearances
28
-55.7 vs Commons average
Rank 568 of 649
77
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 649
Contributions
357
+211.1 vs Commons average
Rank 45 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
£1,886,725
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£219,458
3% below average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
24
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Work / Employment
59 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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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