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Mr Peter Bedford vs Richard Burgon

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 Richard Burgon
Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Richard Burgon voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 364 shared comparable votes.

13 same votes 351 different votes 364 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 16 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 19 No
Education 10% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 9 No
Housing 6% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
32 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
39 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
39 Aye 32 No
5 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 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

73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
Participation
80.1%
7% above average
Rank 194 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,903
2,376 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,042
54.8% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
861
45.2% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
45
2.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

64
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650
Appearances
85
+1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 650
77
-68.7 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 650
Contributions
97
-48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 345 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
£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£301,574
33% above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 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 rebel
Closure motion 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
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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