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Mr Peter Bedford vs Katie Lam

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Katie Lam voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

338 same votes 12 different votes 350 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
33 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
33 Aye 51 No
22 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
33 Aye 51 No
22 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.8%
same as average
Rank 359 of 650
Participation
68.7%
4% below average
Rank 442 of 650
463
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
437
636 eligible divisions
209
45.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
210
48.1% of votes cast
254
54.9% of votes cast
No votes
227
51.9% of votes cast
15
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
Appearances
110
+13.0 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650
75
-94.2 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650
Contributions
137
-32.2 vs Commons average
Rank 294 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
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
14
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Tax
110 of 122 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#2
Trade
8 of 10 votes
Transport
26 of 32 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Benefits
25 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API