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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.

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Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire
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Derek Twigg
Lab Widnes and Halewood

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Derek Twigg voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 265 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 259 different votes 265 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
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 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 13 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
5 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
13 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

73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
Participation
58.0%
15% below average
Rank 587 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,377
2,376 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
793
57.6% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
584
42.4% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
27
2.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

63
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 649
Appearances
52
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 649
75
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 649
Contributions
39
-104.5 vs Commons average
Rank 548 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
£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£227,917
1% above 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
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 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
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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 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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