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Mr Peter Bedford vs Ashley Dalton

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

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Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire
vs
Photograph of Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Ashley Dalton voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 259 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 254 different votes 259 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
2 Aye 7 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 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
63.6%
9% below average
Rank 532 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
590
928 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
277
46.9% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
313
53.1% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 7 months
Since 9 Feb 2023

Debates

63
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 649
Appearances
47
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 649
75
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 649
Contributions
111
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 301 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
£607,098
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£323,917
43% above average
9
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Brexit / EU
6 of 6 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Migration
79 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Trade
15 of 19 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Energy
23 of 32 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
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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