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Mr Peter Bedford vs Nesil Caliskan

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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Photograph of Nesil Caliskan
Nesil Caliskan
Lab Barking

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Nesil Caliskan voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 318 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 312 different votes 318 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 8 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
38 Aye 26 No
3 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
26 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
38 Aye 26 No
3 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
26 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 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
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
469
590 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
51.4% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
228
48.6% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.8% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-18.8 vs Commons average
Rank 349 of 649
Appearances
46
-35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 649
75
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
Contributions
72
-70.5 vs Commons average
Rank 431 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
£206,393
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£206,393
9% below average
9
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 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
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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