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Mr Peter Bedford vs Priti Patel

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


Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Priti Patel voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

335 same votes 9 different votes 344 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
33 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
33 Aye 47 No
16 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No
10 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
1 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
1 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
33 Aye 47 No
16 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No
10 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
1 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
1 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

72.8%
same as average
Rank 359 of 650
Participation
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 558 of 650
463
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,490
2,422 eligible divisions
209
45.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
681
45.7% of votes cast
254
54.9% of votes cast
No votes
809
54.3% of votes cast
15
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.9% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

63
-34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
Appearances
77
-20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 650
75
-94.2 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650
Contributions
102
-67.2 vs Commons average
Rank 387 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
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
12
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
Brexit / EU
189 of 212 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#2
Trade
73 of 94 votes
#3
Housing
52 of 68 votes
Transport
26 of 32 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Defence
47 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API