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Mr Peter Bedford vs Laurence Turner

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 Laurence Turner
Laurence Turner
Lab Birmingham Northfield

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Laurence Turner voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 364 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 357 different votes 364 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
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 14 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
33 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
42 Aye 33 No
11 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
42 Aye 33 No
11 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

73.0 %
same as average
Rank 365 of 650
Participation
87.5 %
15 % above average
Rank 55 of 650
402
551 eligible divisions
Total votes
482
551 eligible divisions
179
44.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
240
49.8 % of votes cast
223
55.5 % of votes cast
No votes
242
50.2 % of votes cast
13
3.2 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.5 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 650
Appearances
92
+24.5 vs Commons average
Rank 133 of 650
83
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650
Contributions
152
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 148 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
£166,730
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6 % above average
Latest expenses
£166,730
26 % below average
9
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Transport
25 of 25 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
30 of 37 votes
#5
Education
47 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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