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Mr Peter Bedford vs Rebecca Paul

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


Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 375 shared comparable votes.

364 same votes 11 different votes 375 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
26 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
26 Aye 35 No
18 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
26 Aye 35 No
18 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 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
77.8%
6% above average
Rank 247 of 650
463
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
495
636 eligible divisions
209
45.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
45.9% of votes cast
254
54.9% of votes cast
No votes
268
54.1% of votes cast
15
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
Appearances
104
+7.0 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 650
75
-94.2 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650
Contributions
157
-12.2 vs Commons average
Rank 245 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Transport
26 of 32 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Housing
29 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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