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Mr Peter Bedford vs Kit Malthouse

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 Kit Malthouse
Kit Malthouse
Con North West Hampshire

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Kit Malthouse voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 382 shared comparable votes.

382 same votes 0 different votes 382 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
34 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
34 Aye 46 No
14 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
14 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
5 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
34 Aye 46 No
14 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
14 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
5 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 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
86.0%
13% above average
Rank 77 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,044
2,376 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
979
47.9% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
1,065
52.1% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
Appearances
81
-2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 649
77
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 649
Contributions
121
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 269 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
£2,190,913
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£293,019
30% above average
10
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
Trade
88 of 91 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
Migration
163 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
61 of 66 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Work / Employment
69 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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