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Mr Peter Bedford vs Sarah Sackman

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
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Photograph of Sarah Sackman
Sarah Sackman
Lab Finchley and Golders Green

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Sarah Sackman voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 299 shared comparable votes.

19 same votes 280 different votes 299 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
2 Aye 6 No
Benefits 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
22 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
34 Aye 22 No
4 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
21 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
34 Aye 22 No
4 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
21 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 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
69.5%
3% below average
Rank 439 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
590 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
214
52.2% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
196
47.8% 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
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 649
Appearances
64
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 649
75
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 649
Contributions
359
+215.5 vs Commons average
Rank 43 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
£206,246
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£206,246
9% below average
9
3 registered categories
Registered interests
17
5 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
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