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Mr Peter Bedford vs Sir Bernard Jenkin

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


Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Sir Bernard Jenkin voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 365 shared comparable votes.

356 same votes 9 different votes 365 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
28 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
28 Aye 48 No
25 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
28 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
28 Aye 48 No
25 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

72.8%
same as average
Rank 359 of 650
Participation
79.6%
7% above average
Rank 204 of 650
463
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,929
2,422 eligible divisions
209
45.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
914
47.4% of votes cast
254
54.9% of votes cast
No votes
1,015
52.6% of votes cast
15
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 7 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

61
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 650
Appearances
131
+35.4 vs Commons average
Rank 127 of 650
73
-93.5 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650
Contributions
229
+62.5 vs Commons average
Rank 136 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
£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£260,047
15% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 212 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#2
Migration
158 of 171 votes
#3
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Transport
26 of 32 votes
#4
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Trade
84 of 94 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API