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Mr Peter Bedford vs Carla Lockhart

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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Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 201 shared comparable votes.

179 same votes 22 different votes 201 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
17 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
17 Aye 37 No
2 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 3 No
Housing 71% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 80% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 92% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

73.6 %
1 % above average
Rank 341 of 649
Participation
45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
423
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,643 eligible divisions
187
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
236
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
13
3.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Appearances
167
+89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650
89
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650
Contributions
189
+50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 135 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
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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