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Mr Peter Bedford vs Samantha Dixon

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

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Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire
vs
Photograph of Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Samantha Dixon voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 317 shared comparable votes.

21 same votes 296 different votes 317 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 8 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 3 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
34 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
26 Aye 34 No
7 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
26 Aye 34 No
7 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
16 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 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
73.6%
1% above average
Rank 341 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
735
999 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
361
49.1% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
374
50.9% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 9 months
Since 1 Dec 2022

Debates

63
-18.8 vs Commons average
Rank 349 of 649
Appearances
73
-8.8 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 649
75
-67.7 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
Contributions
286
+143.3 vs Commons average
Rank 61 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
£667,714
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£311,379
38% above average
9
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
11 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Trade
20 of 23 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Migration
83 of 97 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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: 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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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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