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Mr Peter Bedford vs Graham Stringer

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
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Photograph of Graham Stringer
Graham Stringer
Lab Blackley and Middleton South

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Graham Stringer voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 255 shared comparable votes.

12 same votes 243 different votes 255 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
0 Aye 8 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
13 Aye 10 No
Defence 13% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
29 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 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
57.7%
15% below average
Rank 589 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,372
2,376 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
685
49.9% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
687
50.1% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
115
8.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
Appearances
56
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 649
77
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 649
Contributions
44
-101.9 vs Commons average
Rank 533 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
£2,011,354
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£160,334
29% below average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Migration
123 of 171 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
47 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Defence
47 of 71 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Housing
44 of 67 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
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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
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
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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