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Mr Peter Bedford vs Jim Shannon

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
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Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Jim Shannon voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 397 shared comparable votes.

356 same votes 41 different votes 397 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
36 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
36 Aye 49 No
11 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
6 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 9 No
Housing 50% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 71% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 0 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 2 No
Migration 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 89% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 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
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
423
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
187
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
236
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
13
3.1 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % 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
1,221
+1143.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
89
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650
Contributions
1,524
+1385.7 vs Commons average
Rank 3 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
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
205 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Sep 2025
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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