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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.

Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire
vs
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 217 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 214 different votes 217 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

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 348 of 650
Participation
66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 496 of 650
414
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,561
2,350 eligible divisions
183
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
869
55.7 % of votes cast
231
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
692
44.3 % of votes cast
13
3.1 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

62
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Appearances
13
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 650
81
-46.6 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
Contributions
21
-106.6 vs Commons average
Rank 587 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
£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
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
NHS / Health
49 of 56 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Transport
76 of 95 votes
Work / Employment
30 of 37 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
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 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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