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Mr Peter Bedford vs Patrick Hurley

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 Patrick Hurley
Patrick Hurley
Lab Southport

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Patrick Hurley voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 369 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 364 different votes 369 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
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
36 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
49 Aye 36 No
11 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
49 Aye 36 No
11 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 348 of 650
Participation
87.2 %
15 % above average
Rank 61 of 650
414
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
492
564 eligible divisions
183
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
261
53.0 % of votes cast
231
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
231
47.0 % of votes cast
13
3.1 % of votes cast
Against party
14
2.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Appearances
48
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650
81
-46.6 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
Contributions
72
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 399 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
£214,468
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6 % above average
Latest expenses
£214,468
5 % below 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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
30 of 37 votes
#5
Education
48 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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