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Mr Peter Bedford vs Lee Anderson

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 Lee Anderson
Lee Anderson
RUK Ashfield

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Lee Anderson voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 243 shared comparable votes.

223 same votes 20 different votes 243 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
18 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
18 Aye 42 No
8 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
2 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 6 No
Transport 83% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 8 No
Housing 92% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
18 Aye 42 No
8 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

73.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 347 of 647
Participation
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 304 of 647
402
547 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,217
1,615 eligible divisions
179
44.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
610
50.1 % of votes cast
223
55.5 % of votes cast
No votes
607
49.9 % of votes cast
13
3.2 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

64
-2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 650
Appearances
51
-15.4 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650
84
-34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Contributions
73
-45.0 vs Commons average
Rank 365 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
£1,149,279
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,074
17 % above average
9
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 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
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 50 votes
Defence
24 of 27 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#4
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 152 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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