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Mr Peter Bedford vs Carolyn Harris

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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Carolyn Harris
Lab Neath and Swansea East

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Carolyn Harris voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 338 different votes 343 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
5 Aye 4 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
43 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
43 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 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
75.5 %
3 % above average
Rank 300 of 649
423
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,783
2,361 eligible divisions
187
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
57.4 % of votes cast
236
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
759
42.6 % of votes cast
13
3.1 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Appearances
49
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 650
89
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650
Contributions
29
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 570 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
£2,394,912
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6 % above average
Latest expenses
£305,970
35 % above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#3
Education
83 of 96 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Work / Employment
66 of 77 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
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
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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