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Mr Peter Bedford vs Dame Karen Bradley

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


Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Dame Karen Bradley voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 285 shared comparable votes.

277 same votes 8 different votes 285 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
18 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
18 Aye 37 No
16 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
1 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
1 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
18 Aye 37 No
16 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
1 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
1 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 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
66.6%
6% below average
Rank 482 of 650
463
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,614
2,422 eligible divisions
209
45.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
749
46.4% of votes cast
254
54.9% of votes cast
No votes
865
53.6% of votes cast
15
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

63
-34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
Appearances
88
-9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650
75
-94.2 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650
Contributions
109
-60.2 vs Commons average
Rank 369 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
£2,878,658
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£283,093
25% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
Brexit / EU
189 of 212 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
#3
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Transport
26 of 32 votes
#4
Work / Employment
64 of 80 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API