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Mr Peter Bedford vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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

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Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire
vs
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Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 328 shared comparable votes.

328 same votes 0 different votes 328 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 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
28 Aye 36 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
4 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
28 Aye 36 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
4 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 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
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 418 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,676
2,376 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
781
46.6% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
895
53.4% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
Appearances
60
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 649
77
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 649
Contributions
66
-79.9 vs Commons average
Rank 460 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
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
17
4 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
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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