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Mr Peter Bedford vs Laura Trott

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 Laura Trott
Laura Trott
Con Sevenoaks

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Laura Trott voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 252 shared comparable votes.

252 same votes 0 different votes 252 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
21 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
18 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
18 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

73.6 %
1 % above average
Rank 341 of 649
Participation
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 321 of 649
423
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,226
1,643 eligible divisions
187
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
634
51.7 % of votes cast
236
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
592
48.3 % of votes cast
13
3.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Appearances
29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
89
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650
Contributions
47
-91.3 vs Commons average
Rank 507 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
£1,164,100
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6 % above average
Latest expenses
£284,794
26 % above average
10
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 44 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
143 of 174 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#5
Defence
57 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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