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Neil Coyle vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

Photograph of Neil Coyle
Neil Coyle
Lab Bermondsey and Old Southwark
vs
Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Neil Coyle and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 341 different votes 348 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 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 5 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
42 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
33 Aye 42 No
26 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
33 Aye 42 No
26 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
2 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

70.4%
2% below average
Rank 423 of 649
Participation
73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
1,672
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
590 eligible divisions
957
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
45.0% of votes cast
715
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
237
55.0% of votes cast
18
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

13
-70.6 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 650
Appearances
64
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650
16
-129.7 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 650
Contributions
77
-68.7 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,946,990
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£245,953
9% above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
7
4 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
61 of 67 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#4
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
Transport
76 of 95 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
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
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
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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