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Mr Peter Bedford vs Sir Julian Lewis

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


Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Sir Julian Lewis voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 424 shared comparable votes.

415 same votes 9 different votes 424 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
34 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
34 Aye 53 No
25 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
5 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
5 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
34 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
34 Aye 53 No
25 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
5 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
5 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

72.7%
same as average
Rank 363 of 650
Participation
79.8%
7% above average
Rank 200 of 650
460
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,931
2,419 eligible divisions
207
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
910
47.1% of votes cast
253
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
1,021
52.9% of votes cast
15
3.3% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

61
-35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 650
Appearances
399
+302.9 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 650
73
-94.2 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 650
Contributions
521
+353.8 vs Commons average
Rank 23 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
£2,159,138
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£212,155
6% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
194 of 212 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 94 votes
#3
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Transport
26 of 32 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5

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