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Mr Peter Bedford vs Dr Allison Gardner

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 Dr Allison Gardner
Dr Allison Gardner
Lab Stoke-on-Trent South

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Dr Allison Gardner voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 387 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 381 different votes 387 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 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 14 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
22 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
32 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
47 Aye 32 No
9 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
47 Aye 32 No
9 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
26 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

72.4%
same as average
Rank 369 of 650
Participation
84.2%
12% above average
Rank 108 of 650
449
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
522
620 eligible divisions
205
45.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
255
48.9% of votes cast
244
54.3% of votes cast
No votes
267
51.1% of votes cast
15
3.3% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 650
Appearances
100
+7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
72
-88.9 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650
Contributions
148
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 239 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
£200,981
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£200,981
11% below average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Transport
24 of 30 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
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
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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