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Mr Peter Bedford vs Esther McVey

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


Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Esther McVey voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 248 shared comparable votes.

247 same votes 1 different votes 248 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
20 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
4 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
4 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 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
64.7%
8% below average
Rank 522 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,373
2,121 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
630
45.9% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
743
54.1% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
54
3.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
Appearances
110
+26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 649
77
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 649
Contributions
161
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 182 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
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31% above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 87 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 88 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API