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Ms Julie Minns vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

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Ms Julie Minns
Lab Carlisle
vs
Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Ms Julie Minns and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 329 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 327 different votes 329 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 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
24 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 38 shared votes
13 Aye 25 No
49 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
33 Aye 49 No
26 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
10 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
33 Aye 49 No
26 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
10 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 115 of 648
Participation
73.2 %
same as average
Rank 363 of 648
446
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
385
526 eligible divisions
243
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
166
43.1 % of votes cast
203
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
219
56.9 % of votes cast
3
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.4 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

121
+60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 648
Appearances
63
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 648
132
+22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 648
Contributions
83
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£180,792
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£180,792
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 registered categories
0
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 23 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 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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