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Mr Peter Bedford vs Barry Gardiner

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
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Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 254 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 249 different votes 254 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 9 No
Crime / Justice 17% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 6 No
Benefits 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
25 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
34 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
34 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 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
67.4%
5% below average
Rank 473 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,376 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
891
55.7% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.3% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

63
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 649
Appearances
58
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 649
75
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 649
Contributions
94
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 356 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
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
9
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 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
Trade
77 of 91 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 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 rebel
Closure motion 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
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
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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