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Peter Dowd vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

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Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle
vs
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Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Peter Dowd and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 286 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 278 different votes 286 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
1 Aye 3 No
Benefits 50% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
44 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
33 Aye 44 No
18 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
33 Aye 44 No
18 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
4 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

68.9%
4% below average
Rank 449 of 649
Participation
73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
1,637
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
590 eligible divisions
916
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
45.0% of votes cast
721
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
237
55.0% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 649
Appearances
64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
29
-116.9 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 649
Contributions
77
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£243,077
7% above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
1
1 registered category
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

Defence
63 of 71 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#4
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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
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: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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