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Mr Peter Bedford vs Michelle Scrogham

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 Michelle Scrogham
Michelle Scrogham
Lab Barrow and Furness

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Michelle Scrogham voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 311 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 304 different votes 311 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 8 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
33 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
43 Aye 33 No
9 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
43 Aye 33 No
9 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 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

73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
Participation
70.7%
2% below average
Rank 416 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
417
590 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
213
51.1% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
204
48.9% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.7% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-18.8 vs Commons average
Rank 349 of 649
Appearances
34
-47.8 vs Commons average
Rank 530 of 649
75
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
Contributions
43
-99.5 vs Commons average
Rank 531 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
£136,472
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£136,472
40% below average
9
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Transport
27 of 29 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 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
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
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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