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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.

Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire
vs
Photograph of Mr David Lammy
Mr David Lammy
Lab Tottenham

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Mr David Lammy voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 92 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 90 different votes 92 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 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
18 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 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
18 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

73.6 %
1 % above average
Rank 342 of 649
Participation
48.8 %
24 % below average
Rank 623 of 649
418
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,149
2,354 eligible divisions
184
44.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
694
60.4 % of votes cast
234
56.0 % of votes cast
No votes
455
39.6 % of votes cast
13
3.1 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
26 years, 0 months
Since 22 Jun 2000

Debates

66
-9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 649
Appearances
70
-5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 649
88
-45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 349 of 649
Contributions
911
+777.7 vs Commons average
Rank 6 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
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Trade
59 of 89 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
30 of 37 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
123 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
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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