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Mr Peter Bedford vs Jim Dickson

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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Jim Dickson
Lab Dartford

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Jim Dickson voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 388 shared comparable votes.

21 same votes 367 different votes 388 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
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 15 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
23 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
34 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
48 Aye 34 No
11 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
48 Aye 34 No
11 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
24 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 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
88.6%
16% above average
Rank 35 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
523
590 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
251
48.0% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
272
52.0% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% 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
144
+60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 649
77
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 649
Contributions
161
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 185 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
£172,033
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£172,033
24% below average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Education
47 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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
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 Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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