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Mr Peter Bedford vs James Cartlidge

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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James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and James Cartlidge voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 367 shared comparable votes.

367 same votes 0 different votes 367 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
33 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
33 Aye 48 No
22 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
5 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
33 Aye 48 No
22 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
5 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 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
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 67 of 649
423
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
187
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
974
47.7 % of votes cast
236
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
13
3.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
89
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650
Contributions
165
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£238,962
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24 % above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
210 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#5
Housing
61 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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