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Mr Peter Bedford vs David Smith

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


Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and David Smith voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 290 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 286 different votes 290 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 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
32 Aye 23 No
4 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
24 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
32 Aye 23 No
4 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
24 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 348 of 650
Participation
69.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 445 of 650
414
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
391
564 eligible divisions
183
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
195
49.9 % of votes cast
231
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
196
50.1 % of votes cast
13
3.1 % of votes cast
Against party
14
3.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Appearances
62
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 650
81
-46.6 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
Contributions
80
-47.6 vs Commons average
Rank 361 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
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6 % above average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19 % below average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
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
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
Work / Employment
30 of 37 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API