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Mr Peter Bedford vs Kenneth Stevenson

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
vs
Photograph of Kenneth Stevenson
Kenneth Stevenson
Lab Airdrie and Shotts

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Kenneth Stevenson voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 319 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 315 different votes 319 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 5 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
33 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
49 Aye 33 No
10 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
27 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
49 Aye 33 No
10 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
27 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 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
71.9%
1% below average
Rank 382 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
424
590 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
206
48.6% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
218
51.4% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
Appearances
10
-73.7 vs Commons average
Rank 623 of 649
77
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 649
Contributions
14
-131.9 vs Commons average
Rank 619 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
£109,998
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£109,998
51% below average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Tax
95 of 112 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
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
Where they voted the same
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
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