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Mr Peter Bedford vs Naz Shah

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
vs
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Naz Shah
Lab Bradford West

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Naz Shah voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 271 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 267 different votes 271 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
22 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
5 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
5 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 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
65.3%
7% below average
Rank 514 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,551
2,376 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
860
55.4% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
691
44.6% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
Appearances
22
-61.7 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 649
77
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 649
Contributions
26
-119.9 vs Commons average
Rank 593 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
£2,337,527
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£312,636
38% above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 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
Housing
57 of 67 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
169 of 211 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
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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