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Mr Peter Bedford vs Matthew Patrick

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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Matthew Patrick
Lab Wirral West

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Matthew Patrick voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 339 different votes 344 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
2 Aye 6 No
Benefits 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
32 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
43 Aye 32 No
11 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
43 Aye 32 No
11 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

73.6 %
1 % above average
Rank 341 of 649
Participation
80.9 %
8 % above average
Rank 186 of 649
423
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
465
575 eligible divisions
187
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
229
49.2 % of votes cast
236
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
236
50.8 % of votes cast
13
3.1 % of votes cast
Against party
8
1.7 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Appearances
28
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 650
89
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650
Contributions
95
-43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 332 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
£174,976
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6 % above average
Latest expenses
£174,976
23 % below average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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