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Mr Peter Bedford vs David Baines

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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David Baines
Lab St Helens North

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and David Baines voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 285 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 280 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
3 Aye 15 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
33 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
33 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 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
66.6%
6% below average
Rank 487 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
393
590 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
48.6% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
202
51.4% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.8% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 649
Appearances
26
-56.3 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 649
75
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 649
Contributions
28
-115.5 vs Commons average
Rank 580 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
£136,662
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£136,662
40% below average
9
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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
Where they voted the same
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
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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