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Mr Peter Bedford vs Ian Byrne

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 Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Ian Byrne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 309 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 299 different votes 309 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
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 2 No
Housing 10% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 27 No
Education 3% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
25 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
38 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
38 Aye 25 No
4 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
25 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 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
72.8%
same as average
Rank 361 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,207
1,658 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
657
54.4% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
550
45.6% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

63
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 649
Appearances
49
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 649
75
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 649
Contributions
89
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 371 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
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 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 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 869): motion to annul 10 Sept 2024
Aye
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