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Mr Peter Bedford vs John Grady

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

Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire
vs
Photograph of John Grady
John Grady
Lab Glasgow East

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and John Grady voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 372 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 365 different votes 372 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 14 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
24 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.4%
same as average
Rank 369 of 650
Participation
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 115 of 650
449
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
519
620 eligible divisions
205
45.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
250
48.2% of votes cast
244
54.3% of votes cast
No votes
269
51.8% of votes cast
15
3.3% of votes cast
Against party
17
3.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-33.0 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
Appearances
69
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 650
72
-90.0 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650
Contributions
94
-68.0 vs Commons average
Rank 393 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
£180,531
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£180,531
20% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Transport
24 of 30 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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