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Mr Peter Bedford vs Kate Osborne

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 Osborne
Kate Osborne
Lab Jarrow and Gateshead East

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Kate Osborne voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 270 shared comparable votes.

24 same votes 246 different votes 270 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
5 Aye 3 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 12% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 6% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
28 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
44 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
44 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 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
64.2%
8% below average
Rank 529 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,065
1,658 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
548
51.5% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
517
48.5% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
15
1.4% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

64
-18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 649
Appearances
7
-75.1 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
76
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 649
Contributions
7
-135.9 vs Commons average
Rank 625 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
£1,466,346
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£344,831
52% above average
9
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 41 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
Migration
131 of 154 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Trade
41 of 53 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
34 of 44 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Education
50 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 24 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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