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Mr Peter Bedford vs Christine Jardine

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 Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Christine Jardine voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 211 shared comparable votes.

169 same votes 42 different votes 211 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
9 Aye 22 No
Education 97% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 31 No
Tax 93% aligned 44 shared votes
16 Aye 28 No
9 Aye 7 No
Defence 88% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 88% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 86% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 7 No
Housing 38% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 4 No
Energy 50% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 3 No
Transport 67% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 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
66.7 %
6 % below average
Rank 491 of 650
413
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,397
2,094 eligible divisions
183
44.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
778
55.7 % of votes cast
230
55.7 % of votes cast
No votes
619
44.3 % of votes cast
13
3.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

61
-9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
Appearances
144
+73.4 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 650
80
-45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
Contributions
151
+25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 161 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
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6 % above average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41 % above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
16
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
Brexit / EU
176 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
136 of 161 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 85 votes
Work / Employment
30 of 37 votes
#5
Education
59 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API