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Mr Peter Bedford vs Tom Collins

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 Tom Collins
Tom Collins
Lab Worcester

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Tom Collins voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 388 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 381 different votes 388 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
5 Aye 3 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
23 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
46 Aye 30 No
10 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
46 Aye 30 No
10 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

72.9%
same as average
Rank 360 of 649
Participation
88.7%
16% above average
Rank 31 of 649
427
586 eligible divisions
Total votes
520
586 eligible divisions
191
44.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
253
48.7% of votes cast
236
55.3% of votes cast
No votes
267
51.3% of votes cast
13
3.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.5% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649
Appearances
38
-42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 649
75
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 649
Contributions
50
-90.5 vs Commons average
Rank 498 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
£199,488
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£199,488
12% below average
9
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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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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