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Mr Peter Bedford vs Dr Sam Rushworth

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Dr Sam Rushworth voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 333 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 327 different votes 333 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 15 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 4 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
33 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
42 Aye 33 No
7 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
42 Aye 33 No
7 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 7 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

72.6%
same as average
Rank 365 of 650
Participation
71.5%
1% below average
Rank 392 of 650
458
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
451
631 eligible divisions
207
45.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
225
49.9% of votes cast
251
54.8% of votes cast
No votes
226
50.1% of votes cast
15
3.3% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.5% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-34.2 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 650
Appearances
77
-17.2 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650
72
-92.1 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650
Contributions
156
-8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 231 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
£212,044
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£212,044
6% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Transport
26 of 32 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API