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Mr Peter Bedford vs Mr David Lammy

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 David Lammy
Lab Tottenham

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Mr David Lammy voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 98 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 96 different votes 98 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
8 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 8 No
Tax 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 0 No
Defence 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 8 No
Tax 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 0 No
Defence 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 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
48.7%
24% below average
Rank 623 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,156
2,376 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
696
60.2% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
460
39.8% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
11
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
26 years, 3 months
Since 22 Jun 2000

Debates

63
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 649
Appearances
58
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 649
75
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 649
Contributions
726
+582.5 vs Commons average
Rank 7 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
£2,872,069
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£268,880
19% above average
9
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
186 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
Trade
61 of 91 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
123 of 230 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 rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
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
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
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
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