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Mr Peter Bedford vs Sir John Whittingdale
A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.
Voting alignment
Mr Peter Bedford and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 302 shared comparable votes.
298 same votes
4 different votes
302 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
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
73.4 %
1 % above average
Participation
80.7 %
8 % above average
414
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,896
2,350 eligible divisions
183
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
47.7 % of votes cast
231
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
991
52.3 % of votes cast
13
3.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Debates
62
-9.9 vs Commons average
Appearances
74
+2.1 vs Commons average
81
-46.6 vs Commons average
Contributions
105
-22.6 vs Commons average
Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.
Financials and interests
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
No
rebel
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026
1 Jul 2026
No
No
No
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API