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Mr Peter Bedford vs Matt Bishop

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Matt Bishop voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 233 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 224 different votes 233 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
3 Aye 5 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
35 Aye 23 No
3 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
35 Aye 23 No
3 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 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
52.9%
20% below average
Rank 615 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
312
590 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
145
46.5% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
167
53.5% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650
Appearances
34
-49.6 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 650
77
-68.7 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 650
Contributions
45
-100.7 vs Commons average
Rank 529 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
£157,583
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£157,583
30% below average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 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
Tax
77 of 112 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
NHS / Health
7 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API