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Mr Peter Bedford vs John Healey

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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John Healey
Lab Rawmarsh and Conisbrough

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and John Healey voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 141 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 130 different votes 141 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
2 Aye 7 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 12 No
Tax 0% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 12 No
Tax 0% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 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
60.3%
12% below average
Rank 572 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,432
2,376 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
813
56.8% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
619
43.2% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

63
-18.8 vs Commons average
Rank 349 of 649
Appearances
46
-35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 649
75
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
Contributions
417
+274.5 vs Commons average
Rank 32 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
£3,242,299
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£320,971
42% above average
9
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Trade
69 of 91 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Migration
125 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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