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Naz Shah vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

Photograph of Naz Shah
Naz Shah
Lab Bradford West
vs
Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Naz Shah and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 266 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 262 different votes 266 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
19 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
32 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
25 Aye 32 No
17 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
25 Aye 32 No
17 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

65.3 %
7 % below average
Rank 511 of 649
Participation
73.6 %
1 % above average
Rank 341 of 649
1,541
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
575 eligible divisions
858
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
187
44.2 % of votes cast
683
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
236
55.8 % of votes cast
14
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

16
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
19
-119.3 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
Contributions
89
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,337,527
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£312,636
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
9
3 registered categories
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

Housing
56 of 66 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
169 of 211 votes
#5
Work / Employment
32 of 39 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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 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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