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Mr Peter Bedford vs Bill Esterson

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
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Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Bill Esterson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 300 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 293 different votes 300 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 7 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 3 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
27 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
37 Aye 27 No
5 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
37 Aye 27 No
5 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 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
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

63
-18.8 vs Commons average
Rank 349 of 649
Appearances
55
-26.8 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 649
75
-67.7 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
Contributions
78
-64.7 vs Commons average
Rank 406 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
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
9
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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