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Mr Peter Bedford vs Darren Paffey

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


Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Darren Paffey voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 351 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 343 different votes 351 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 13 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
24 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No
35 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
50 Aye 35 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
50 Aye 35 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.6%
same as average
Rank 365 of 650
Participation
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 650
458
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
482
631 eligible divisions
207
45.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
46.1% of votes cast
251
54.8% of votes cast
No votes
260
53.9% of votes cast
15
3.3% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.7% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-33.4 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
Appearances
79
-15.4 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
73
-91.5 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650
Contributions
91
-73.5 vs Commons average
Rank 406 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
£200,934
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£200,934
11% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Transport
25 of 31 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API