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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
Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 320 shared comparable votes.

320 same votes 0 different votes 320 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

73.6 %
1 % above average
Rank 341 of 649
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 417 of 649
423
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,665
2,361 eligible divisions
187
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
772
46.4 % of votes cast
236
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
893
53.6 % of votes cast
13
3.1 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Appearances
56
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
89
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650
Contributions
66
-72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 436 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
£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
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
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 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
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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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