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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.

Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire
vs
Photograph of Dan Carden
Dan Carden
Lab Liverpool Walton

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Dan Carden voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 256 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 252 different votes 256 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
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 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

73.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 345 of 650
Participation
69.2 %
3 % below average
Rank 450 of 650
415
565 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,450
2,096 eligible divisions
184
44.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
806
55.6 % of votes cast
231
55.7 % of votes cast
No votes
644
44.4 % of votes cast
13
3.1 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

62
-10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
Appearances
21
-51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 650
82
-46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
Contributions
29
-99.7 vs Commons average
Rank 564 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
£1,875,223
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6 % above average
Latest expenses
£298,675
32 % above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
17
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
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
162 of 188 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
30 of 37 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 85 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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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