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Mr Peter Bedford vs Bambos Charalambous

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 Bambos Charalambous
Bambos Charalambous
Lab Southgate and Wood Green

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Bambos Charalambous voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 309 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 306 different votes 309 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 16 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
28 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
40 Aye 28 No
5 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
40 Aye 28 No
5 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 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
71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 397 of 650
414
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,497
2,095 eligible divisions
183
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
852
56.9 % of votes cast
231
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
645
43.1 % of votes cast
13
3.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % 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
19
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 650
81
-46.6 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
Contributions
23
-104.6 vs Commons average
Rank 583 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
£1,772,904
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6 % above average
Latest expenses
£269,373
19 % above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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
62 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#3
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 46 votes
Work / Employment
30 of 37 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 40 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
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
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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