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Mr Peter Bedford vs Taiwo Owatemi

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
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Photograph of Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 270 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 264 different votes 270 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
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
42 Aye 18 No
1 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
24 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
42 Aye 18 No
1 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
24 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 348 of 650
Participation
75.4 %
3 % above average
Rank 305 of 650
414
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,230
1,632 eligible divisions
183
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
653
53.1 % of votes cast
231
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
577
46.9 % of votes cast
13
3.1 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

62
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Appearances
2
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 650
81
-46.6 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
Contributions
2
-125.6 vs Commons average
Rank 632 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
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24 % above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 173 votes
Work / Employment
30 of 37 votes
#5
Housing
45 of 53 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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