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Mr Peter Bedford vs Dr Scott Arthur

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 Scott Arthur
Dr Scott Arthur
Lab Edinburgh South West

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Dr Scott Arthur voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 365 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 358 different votes 365 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 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 14 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
23 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
33 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
43 Aye 33 No
7 Aye 25 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
25 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
43 Aye 33 No
7 Aye 25 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
25 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 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
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 154 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
485
590 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
237
48.9% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
248
51.1% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.5% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 649
Appearances
178
+96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 649
76
-66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 649
Contributions
283
+140.7 vs Commons average
Rank 61 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
£173,383
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£173,383
23% below average
9
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 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
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: New Clause 145 7 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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
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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