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Mr Peter Bedford vs Melanie Ward

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 Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Melanie Ward voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 340 different votes 346 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
5 Aye 4 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
30 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
43 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
43 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 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
76.1%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
590 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
49.0% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
229
51.0% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 649
Appearances
67
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 649
76
-66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 649
Contributions
90
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 362 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
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14% below average
9
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
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
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
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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