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Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

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Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Lab Slough
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Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 332 different votes 339 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 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
43 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
32 Aye 43 No
27 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
10 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
32 Aye 43 No
27 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
10 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
4 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

77.2%
5% above average
Rank 261 of 649
Participation
73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
1,638
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
590 eligible divisions
920
56.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
45.0% of votes cast
718
43.8% of votes cast
No votes
237
55.0% of votes cast
12
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

76
-7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 649
Appearances
64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
89
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 649
Contributions
77
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,789,437
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£292,729
29% above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
66 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 46 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Education
67 of 76 votes
#4
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
Digital / Online Safety
43 of 49 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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