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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 354 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 347 different votes 354 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
22 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 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 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 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
83.4%
11% above average
Rank 123 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
492
590 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
238
48.4% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
254
51.6% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
17
3.5% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 649
Appearances
55
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 649
76
-66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 649
Contributions
73
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 422 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
£180,531
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£180,531
20% below average
9
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Benefits
28 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
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
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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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