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Mr Peter Bedford vs Blake Stephenson

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


Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 402 shared comparable votes.

389 same votes 13 different votes 402 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
34 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
34 Aye 49 No
22 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
7 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
34 Aye 49 No
22 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
7 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

72.8%
same as average
Rank 359 of 650
Participation
72.0%
same as average
Rank 377 of 650
463
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
636 eligible divisions
209
45.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
207
45.2% of votes cast
254
54.9% of votes cast
No votes
251
54.8% of votes cast
15
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
Appearances
118
+21.0 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 650
75
-94.2 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650
Contributions
268
+98.8 vs Commons average
Rank 107 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
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#3
Tax
100 of 122 votes
Transport
26 of 32 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
54 of 66 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Work / Employment
34 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API