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Mr Peter Bedford vs Catherine McKinnell

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

Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire
vs
Photograph of Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Catherine McKinnell voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 281 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 276 different votes 281 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
2 Aye 5 No
Benefits 29% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
31 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
35 Aye 31 No
4 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
25 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
35 Aye 31 No
4 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
25 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 350 of 650
Participation
68.3 %
4 % below average
Rank 461 of 650
413
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,605
2,349 eligible divisions
183
44.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
54.9 % of votes cast
230
55.7 % of votes cast
No votes
724
45.1 % of votes cast
13
3.1 % of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

62
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
Appearances
26
-44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 555 of 650
81
-44.8 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650
Contributions
38
-87.8 vs Commons average
Rank 530 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
£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6 % above average
Latest expenses
£312,180
38 % above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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
Work / Employment
63 of 75 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#3
Housing
53 of 66 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
30 of 37 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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