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Mr Peter Bedford vs Jesse Norman

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


Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Jesse Norman voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 329 shared comparable votes.

327 same votes 2 different votes 329 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
30 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
30 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No
8 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
3 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
3 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
30 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No
8 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
3 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
3 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 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
72.3 %
same as average
Rank 375 of 649
423
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,707
2,361 eligible divisions
187
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
789
46.2 % of votes cast
236
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
918
53.8 % of votes cast
13
3.1 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Appearances
51
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650
89
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650
Contributions
99
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 319 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
£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6 % above average
Latest expenses
£134,182
41 % below average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Trade
87 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#5
Energy
58 of 70 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API