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Mr Peter Bedford vs Rebecca Long Bailey

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 Rebecca Long Bailey
Rebecca Long Bailey
Lab Salford

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Rebecca Long Bailey voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 351 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 345 different votes 351 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 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 15 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
21 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
2 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
27 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
2 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
27 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 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
76.8%
4% above average
Rank 273 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,824
2,376 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,008
55.3% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
816
44.7% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
26
1.4% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

64
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 649
Appearances
50
-31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 649
76
-66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 649
Contributions
51
-91.3 vs Commons average
Rank 501 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
£1,991,058
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£259,636
15% above average
9
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Transport
81 of 95 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
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: 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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
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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