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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.

Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire
vs
Photograph of Martin McCluskey
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 299 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 295 different votes 299 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 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
39 Aye 31 No
5 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
17 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

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 348 of 650
Participation
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 268 of 650
414
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
435
564 eligible divisions
183
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
218
50.1 % of votes cast
231
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
217
49.9 % of votes cast
13
3.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Appearances
59
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 650
81
-46.6 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
Contributions
228
+100.4 vs Commons average
Rank 80 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
£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
37 of 37 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
30 of 37 votes
#5
Tax
101 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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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