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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
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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 366 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 364 different votes 366 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 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
24 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 38 shared votes
13 Aye 25 No
49 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
35 Aye 49 No
27 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
10 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
35 Aye 49 No
27 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
10 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

85.9%
13% above average
Rank 81 of 649
Participation
72.9%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
498
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
580 eligible divisions
262
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
187
44.2% of votes cast
236
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
236
55.8% of votes cast
3
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

198
+119.3 vs Commons average
Rank 17 of 649
Appearances
60
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 649
217
+79.9 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 649
Contributions
74
-63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 649

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
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 registered categories
2
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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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