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Mr Peter Bedford vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 213 shared comparable votes.

169 same votes 44 different votes 213 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 1 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
17 Aye 38 No
Tax 95% aligned 55 shared votes
20 Aye 35 No
8 Aye 18 No
Education 92% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
2 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 17 shared votes
2 Aye 15 No
2 Aye 6 No
Defence 88% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 4 No
Energy 50% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 7 No
Housing 54% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 4 No
Transport 70% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 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
66.8%
6% below average
Rank 482 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,587
2,376 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
912
57.5% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
675
42.5% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

63
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 649
Appearances
76
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 649
75
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 649
Contributions
118
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 274 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
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41% above average
9
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
13
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
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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