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Paulette Hamilton vs Mr Peter Bedford

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


Voting alignment

Paulette Hamilton and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 337 different votes 344 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 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
48 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
32 Aye 48 No
26 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
32 Aye 48 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
6 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

75.7 %
2 % above average
Rank 305 of 648
Participation
73.2 %
same as average
Rank 363 of 648
837
1,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
385
526 eligible divisions
418
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
166
43.1 % of votes cast
419
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
219
56.9 % of votes cast
7
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.4 % of votes cast
4 years, 3 months
Since 3 Mar 2022
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

37
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 648
Appearances
62
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 648
57
-51.9 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 648
Contributions
82
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£789,073
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£285,345
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
55 of 61 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
54 of 60 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Migration
111 of 124 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#5

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API