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Mr Peter Bedford vs Sarah Pochin

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


Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Sarah Pochin voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 165 shared comparable votes.

158 same votes 7 different votes 165 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
9 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
0 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
0 Aye 16 No
3 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 5 No
Benefits 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 100% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 1 No
Transport 88% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 7 No
Housing 91% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
0 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
0 Aye 16 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
57.4%
15% below average
Rank 593 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
232
404 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
105
45.3% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
127
54.7% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
7
3.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 2025

Debates

64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
Appearances
98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 649
77
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 649
Contributions
118
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 280 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
£0
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
n/a
average unavailable
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 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
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Housing
22 of 25 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Energy
6 of 8 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API