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Mr Peter Bedford vs Derek Twigg

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 Derek Twigg
Derek Twigg
Lab Widnes and Halewood

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Derek Twigg voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 255 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 249 different votes 255 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
1 Aye 13 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
5 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
5 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 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
57.9 %
15 % below average
Rank 587 of 650
415
565 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,361
2,351 eligible divisions
184
44.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
786
57.8 % of votes cast
231
55.7 % of votes cast
No votes
575
42.2 % of votes cast
13
3.1 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

62
-10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
Appearances
45
-27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 650
82
-46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
Contributions
26
-102.7 vs Commons average
Rank 578 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
£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6 % above average
Latest expenses
£227,917
1 % above average
10
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
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#3
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
30 of 37 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
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: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 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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