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Mr Peter Bedford vs Katrina Murray

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 Katrina Murray
Katrina Murray
Lab Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Katrina Murray voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 335 different votes 341 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
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No
28 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
22 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
22 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 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
76.8%
4% above average
Rank 272 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
453
590 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
232
51.2% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
221
48.8% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
17
3.8% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
Appearances
63
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 649
76
-66.4 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 649
Contributions
81
-61.4 vs Commons average
Rank 395 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
£184,548
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£184,548
18% below average
9
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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