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Mr Peter Bedford vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Ed Davey voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 188 shared comparable votes.

148 same votes 40 different votes 188 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
5 Aye 17 No
Education 95% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 27 No
Tax 93% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
1 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 91% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 20 shared votes
2 Aye 18 No
3 Aye 6 No
Defence 89% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 5 No
Energy 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 1 No
Housing 40% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 5 No
Benefits 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 5 No
Transport 73% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 79% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 350 of 650
Participation
60.5 %
12 % below average
Rank 571 of 650
413
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,267
2,094 eligible divisions
183
44.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
711
56.1 % of votes cast
230
55.7 % of votes cast
No votes
556
43.9 % of votes cast
13
3.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

62
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
Appearances
56
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
81
-44.8 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650
Contributions
93
-32.8 vs Commons average
Rank 307 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 161 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Work / Employment
30 of 37 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 193 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
Aye
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
Where they voted the same
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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