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Mr Peter Bedford vs Hannah Spencer

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 Hannah Spencer
Hannah Spencer
Green Gorton and Denton

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Hannah Spencer voted the same way 44% of the time, based on 97 shared comparable votes.

43 same votes 54 different votes 97 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 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 92% aligned 13 shared votes
1 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 75% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 1 No
Defence 44% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 13 No
Education 38% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 7 No
Benefits 29% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
0 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 1 No
Tax 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 2 No
Transport 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 7 No
Benefits 29% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

73.6 %
1 % above average
Rank 341 of 649
Participation
80.9 %
8 % above average
Rank 187 of 649
423
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
114
141 eligible divisions
187
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
51
44.7 % of votes cast
236
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
63
55.3 % of votes cast
13
3.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
5 months
Since 26 Feb 2026

Debates

67
-10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 649
Appearances
36
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 649
89
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 649
Contributions
39
-98.9 vs Commons average
Rank 536 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
£0
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6 % above average
Latest expenses
n/a
average unavailable
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
15
4 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
Devolution / Local Government
13 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
4 of 4 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#3
Work / Employment
3 of 3 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
3 of 3 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#5
Education
15 of 16 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 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
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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