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Mr Peter Bedford vs Matt Rodda

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 Matt Rodda
Matt Rodda
Lab Reading Central

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Matt Rodda voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 383 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 376 different votes 383 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 16 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
47 Aye 30 No
10 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
47 Aye 30 No
10 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
27 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

72.9%
same as average
Rank 360 of 649
Participation
81.7%
9% above average
Rank 166 of 649
428
587 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,731
2,118 eligible divisions
191
44.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
54.5% of votes cast
237
55.4% of votes cast
No votes
788
45.5% of votes cast
13
3.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

62
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 649
Appearances
78
-2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 649
73
-67.6 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 649
Contributions
97
-43.6 vs Commons average
Rank 334 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
£1,641,237
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£254,181
12% above 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
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 54 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Education
70 of 76 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Work / Employment
67 of 73 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
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
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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