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Mr Peter Bedford vs Dr Beccy Cooper

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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Dr Beccy Cooper
Lab Worthing West

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Dr Beccy Cooper voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 321 shared comparable votes.

20 same votes 301 different votes 321 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 7 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
21 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
36 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
36 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 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
74.1%
1% above average
Rank 332 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
437
590 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
224
51.3% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
213
48.7% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% 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
45
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 649
75
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 649
Contributions
64
-79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 464 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
£235,147
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£235,147
4% above average
9
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
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