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Mr Peter Bedford vs Kate Osamor

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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Photograph of Kate Osamor
Kate Osamor
Lab Edmonton and Winchmore Hill

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Kate Osamor voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 224 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 221 different votes 224 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
1 Aye 5 No
Benefits 33% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
19 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
35 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
1 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
35 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
1 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 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
66.2%
6% below average
Rank 496 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,574
2,376 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
871
55.3% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
703
44.7% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
Appearances
13
-70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 649
77
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 649
Contributions
22
-123.9 vs Commons average
Rank 602 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
£1,989,895
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£250,449
11% above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
NHS / Health
49 of 56 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Transport
76 of 95 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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