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Mr Peter Bedford vs Rupert Lowe

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


Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Rupert Lowe voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 183 shared comparable votes.

175 same votes 8 different votes 183 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
24 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
10 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
1 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
10 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
1 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 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
33.1%
40% below average
Rank 638 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
195
590 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
93
47.7% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
102
52.3% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
Appearances
34
-49.7 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 649
77
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 649
Contributions
43
-102.9 vs Commons average
Rank 535 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
£147,223
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£147,223
35% below average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
51
8 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#3
Tax
55 of 112 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Energy
9 of 20 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Trade
3 of 7 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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API