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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 392 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 390 different votes 392 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
25 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 41 shared votes
15 Aye 26 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
9 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

86.4%
14% above average
Rank 60 of 650
Participation
72.5%
same as average
Rank 366 of 650
535
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
619 eligible divisions
274
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
205
45.7% of votes cast
261
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
244
54.3% of votes cast
5
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

221
+132.2 vs Commons average
Rank 17 of 650
Appearances
62
-26.8 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 650
246
+91.2 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
Contributions
74
-80.8 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650

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
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
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
32 of 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Transport
24 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
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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