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Mr Peter Bedford vs Neil O'Brien

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


Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 354 shared comparable votes.

350 same votes 4 different votes 354 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
29 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
29 Aye 39 No
23 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
29 Aye 39 No
23 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 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 341 of 649
Participation
84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 101 of 649
423
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,786
2,106 eligible divisions
187
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
49.3 % of votes cast
236
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
905
50.7 % of votes cast
13
3.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Appearances
16
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
89
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650
Contributions
23
-115.3 vs Commons average
Rank 588 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38 % above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 87 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API