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Mr Peter Bedford vs Dame Angela Eagle

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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Dame Angela Eagle
Lab Wallasey

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Dame Angela Eagle voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 318 shared comparable votes.

16 same votes 302 different votes 318 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
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 4 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
17 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
37 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
37 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 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
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 345 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,745
2,376 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
955
54.7% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
790
45.3% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
Appearances
94
+10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 199 of 649
77
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 649
Contributions
243
+97.1 vs Commons average
Rank 95 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
£2,625,530
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£259,506
15% above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Migration
152 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
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