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Mr Peter Bedford vs Emily Thornberry

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
vs
Photograph of Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 243 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 232 different votes 243 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
14 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
1 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
25 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
1 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
25 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 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
61.8%
11% below average
Rank 559 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,469
2,376 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
815
55.5% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
654
44.5% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
Appearances
80
-3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 649
77
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 649
Contributions
131
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 237 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
167 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
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