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Mr Peter Bedford vs Sam Carling

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 Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Sam Carling voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 400 shared comparable votes.

21 same votes 379 different votes 400 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
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
23 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
36 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
49 Aye 36 No
9 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
49 Aye 36 No
9 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 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
89.2%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
526
590 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
275
52.3% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
251
47.7% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% 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
59
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 649
77
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 649
Contributions
80
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 408 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
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34% below average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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