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Mr Peter Bedford vs Stephen Doughty

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

Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire
vs
Photograph of Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 188 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 184 different votes 188 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
2 Aye 5 No
Benefits 29% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 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 342 of 649
Participation
66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 485 of 649
418
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,572
2,354 eligible divisions
184
44.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
903
57.4 % of votes cast
234
56.0 % of votes cast
No votes
669
42.6 % of votes cast
13
3.1 % of votes cast
Against party
17
1.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 7 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

66
-9.2 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 649
Appearances
79
+3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 649
88
-45.4 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 649
Contributions
352
+218.6 vs Commons average
Rank 39 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
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30 % above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
177 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
30 of 37 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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