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Mr Peter Bedford vs Martin McCluskey

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
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Martin McCluskey
Lab Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Martin McCluskey voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 312 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 308 different votes 312 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
13 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
2 Aye 10 No
Benefits 8% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
31 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
39 Aye 31 No
5 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
39 Aye 31 No
5 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 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
77.1%
5% above average
Rank 264 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
455
590 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
226
49.7% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
229
50.3% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.1% 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
74
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 649
77
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 649
Contributions
315
+169.1 vs Commons average
Rank 55 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
£140,697
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£140,697
38% below average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 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: 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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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
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