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Mr Peter Bedford vs Dr Lauren Sullivan

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 Lauren Sullivan
Dr Lauren Sullivan
Lab Gravesham

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Dr Lauren Sullivan voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 407 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 399 different votes 407 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
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
25 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No
29 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
48 Aye 29 No
10 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
48 Aye 29 No
10 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
27 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 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
87.9%
16% above average
Rank 42 of 650
449
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
545
620 eligible divisions
205
45.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
283
51.9% of votes cast
244
54.3% of votes cast
No votes
262
48.1% of votes cast
15
3.3% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
Appearances
55
-37.1 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 650
73
-87.1 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 650
Contributions
69
-91.1 vs Commons average
Rank 472 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
£154,312
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£154,312
32% below average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Transport
24 of 30 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
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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