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Mr Peter Bedford vs Dan Carden

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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Dan Carden
Lab Liverpool Walton

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Dan Carden voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 263 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 259 different votes 263 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 6 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
28 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
45 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
45 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 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
68.8%
4% below average
Rank 450 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,121 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
808
55.3% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
652
44.7% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

63
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 649
Appearances
26
-56.3 vs Commons average
Rank 572 of 649
75
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 649
Contributions
37
-106.5 vs Commons average
Rank 558 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
£1,875,223
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£298,675
32% above average
9
3 registered categories
Registered interests
19
5 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
62 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
162 of 188 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 63 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
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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