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Mr Peter Bedford vs Chris Evans

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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Chris Evans
Lab Caerphilly

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Chris Evans voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 297 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 292 different votes 297 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 7 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
34 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
34 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
Participation
71.8%
1% below average
Rank 384 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,707
2,376 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
941
55.1% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
766
44.9% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

63
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 649
Appearances
23
-59.3 vs Commons average
Rank 581 of 649
75
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 649
Contributions
29
-114.5 vs Commons average
Rank 574 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£238,962
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,706,428
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£290,268
28% above average
9
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Housing
56 of 67 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Defence
58 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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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