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Patrick Hurley vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

Photograph of Patrick Hurley
Patrick Hurley
Lab Southport
vs
Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Patrick Hurley and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 368 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 363 different votes 368 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
14 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
49 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
36 Aye 49 No
26 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
36 Aye 49 No
26 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
5 Aye 25 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

87.2 %
15 % above average
Rank 61 of 650
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 350 of 650
491
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
413
563 eligible divisions
260
53.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
183
44.3 % of votes cast
231
47.0 % of votes cast
No votes
230
55.7 % of votes cast
14
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

48
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650
Appearances
62
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
72
-53.8 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 650
Contributions
81
-44.8 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£214,468
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£214,468
5 % below average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
1
1 registered category
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Education
48 of 49 votes
#5
Work / Employment
30 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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