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Mr Peter Bedford vs James McMurdock

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


Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and James McMurdock voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 179 shared comparable votes.

160 same votes 19 different votes 179 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
16 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
16 Aye 40 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 2 No
Migration 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 91% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 10 No
Housing 94% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
16 Aye 40 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 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
41.4%
31% below average
Rank 632 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
244
590 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
119
48.8% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
125
51.2% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
Appearances
28
-55.7 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 649
77
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 649
Contributions
33
-112.9 vs Commons average
Rank 567 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
£171,670
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£171,670
24% below average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#3
Migration
9 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Tax
71 of 112 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Housing
19 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API