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Mr Peter Bedford vs Matthew Pennycook

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 Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 375 shared comparable votes.

20 same votes 355 different votes 375 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
2 Aye 16 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
35 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
44 Aye 35 No
11 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
27 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
44 Aye 35 No
11 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
27 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 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
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 153 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,954
2,376 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,084
55.5% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
870
44.5% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
Appearances
159
+75.3 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649
77
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 649
Contributions
670
+524.1 vs Commons average
Rank 9 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
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% 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
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
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