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Mr Peter Bedford vs Uma Kumaran

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
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Photograph of Uma Kumaran
Uma Kumaran
Lab Stratford and Bow

Voting alignment

Mr Peter Bedford and Uma Kumaran voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 289 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 285 different votes 289 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 13 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
25 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
4 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
26 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
4 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
26 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 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
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 510 of 649
431
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
386
590 eligible divisions
194
45.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
195
50.5% of votes cast
237
55.0% of votes cast
No votes
191
49.5% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
9
2.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
Appearances
57
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 649
77
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 649
Contributions
70
-75.9 vs Commons average
Rank 446 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
£213,620
all imported IPSA years
£238,962
6% above average
Latest expenses
£213,620
6% below average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 13 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
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
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
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
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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