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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
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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 271 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 267 different votes 271 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 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
19 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 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
19 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

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 348 of 650
Participation
64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 533 of 650
414
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
481
752 eligible divisions
183
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
231
48.0 % of votes cast
231
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
250
52.0 % of votes cast
13
3.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

62
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Appearances
81
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 650
81
-46.6 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
Contributions
306
+178.4 vs Commons average
Rank 50 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
11 of 12 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
30 of 37 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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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