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Peter Fortune vs Ed Miliband

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

Photograph of Peter Fortune
Peter Fortune
Con Bromley and Biggin Hill
vs
Photograph of Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North

Voting alignment

Peter Fortune and Ed Miliband voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 138 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 133 different votes 138 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
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 7 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

72.2%
same as average
Rank 375 of 649
Participation
55.0%
18% below average
Rank 607 of 649
426
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,307
2,376 eligible divisions
188
44.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
724
55.4% of votes cast
238
55.9% of votes cast
No votes
583
44.6% of votes cast
2
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

123
+39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 650
Appearances
58
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 650
148
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
Contributions
662
+516.3 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£180,830
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
£180,830
20% below average
Latest expenses
£221,136
2% below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Migration
129 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
Crime / Justice
50 of 62 votes
#5
Trade
60 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API