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Mr Peter Bedford vs Mike Martin

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 Mike Martin
Mike Martin
LD Tunbridge Wells

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Mike Martin voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 226 shared comparable votes.

179 same votes 47 different votes 226 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 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 97% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 34 No
Tax 94% aligned 53 shared votes
22 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 78% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 6 No
Energy 38% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 9 No
Housing 57% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 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 350 of 650
Participation
58.4 %
14 % below average
Rank 584 of 650
413
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
329
563 eligible divisions
183
44.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
183
55.6 % of votes cast
230
55.7 % of votes cast
No votes
146
44.4 % of votes cast
13
3.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
Appearances
82
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650
81
-44.8 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650
Contributions
105
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 257 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
£164,314
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6 % above average
Latest expenses
£164,314
27 % below average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
40
5 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
Trade
5 of 5 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#3
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Education
41 of 49 votes
Work / Employment
30 of 37 votes
#5
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API