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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 95% of the time, based on 155 shared comparable votes.

148 same votes 7 different votes 155 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 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
0 Aye 14 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
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 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 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
0 Aye 14 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 348 of 650
Participation
56.9 %
16 % below average
Rank 598 of 650
414
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
215
378 eligible divisions
183
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
93
43.3 % of votes cast
231
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
122
56.7 % of votes cast
13
3.1 % of votes cast
Against party
7
3.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 2025

Debates

62
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Appearances
78
+6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 650
81
-46.6 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
Contributions
91
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 316 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
£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
5 of 5 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#3
Housing
22 of 24 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
30 of 37 votes
#5
Migration
7 of 9 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API