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Mr Peter Bedford vs Michael Shanks

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 Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Michael Shanks voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 276 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 272 different votes 276 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 13 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
26 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
41 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
21 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
41 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
21 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 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
64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 649
423
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
763 eligible divisions
187
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
48.0 % of votes cast
236
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
254
52.0 % of votes cast
13
3.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 10 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Appearances
99
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 650
89
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650
Contributions
386
+247.7 vs Commons average
Rank 38 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
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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