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Mr Peter Bedford vs Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

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 Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Lab Erith and Thamesmead

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Ms Abena Oppong-Asare voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 357 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 351 different votes 357 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 15 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
22 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
30 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
39 Aye 30 No
10 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
39 Aye 30 No
10 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.4%
same as average
Rank 369 of 650
Participation
76.1%
4% above average
Rank 283 of 650
449
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,285
1,688 eligible divisions
205
45.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
682
53.1% of votes cast
244
54.3% of votes cast
No votes
603
46.9% of votes cast
15
3.3% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

60
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 425 of 650
Appearances
34
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 560 of 650
72
-91.5 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650
Contributions
38
-125.5 vs Commons average
Rank 573 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
£1,232,393
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£288,312
27% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Education
63 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#2
Migration
139 of 154 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
Transport
24 of 30 votes
#4
Defence
61 of 70 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
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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