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Mr Peter Bedford vs Charlie Dewhirst

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


Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Charlie Dewhirst voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 372 shared comparable votes.

359 same votes 13 different votes 372 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
31 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
31 Aye 56 No
16 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No
10 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
10 Aye 27 No
4 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
31 Aye 56 No
16 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No
10 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
10 Aye 27 No
4 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 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
67.3%
5% below average
Rank 467 of 650
463
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
428
636 eligible divisions
209
45.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
187
43.7% of votes cast
254
54.9% of votes cast
No votes
241
56.3% 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
140
+43.0 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 650
75
-94.2 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650
Contributions
159
-10.2 vs Commons average
Rank 238 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
£184,765
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£184,765
18% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#3
Tax
103 of 122 votes
Transport
26 of 32 votes
#4
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Education
40 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API