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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 333 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 327 different votes 333 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
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 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
23 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
2 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
25 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
2 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
25 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
12 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

73.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 354 of 650
Participation
76.7 %
4 % above average
Rank 275 of 650
409
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,798
2,344 eligible divisions
181
44.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,000
55.6 % of votes cast
228
55.7 % of votes cast
No votes
798
44.4 % of votes cast
13
3.2 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

61
-8.8 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 650
Appearances
39
-30.8 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
80
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650
Contributions
41
-82.9 vs Commons average
Rank 522 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
£1,991,058
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
67 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#3
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
30 of 37 votes
#5
Transport
79 of 92 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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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