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Peter Fortune vs Mr Peter Bedford

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


Voting alignment

Peter Fortune and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 402 shared comparable votes.

391 same votes 11 different votes 402 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
30 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
30 Aye 54 No
22 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
5 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
30 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
30 Aye 54 No
22 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
5 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

73.3%
1% above average
Rank 347 of 650
Participation
72.8%
same as average
Rank 359 of 650
466
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
463
636 eligible divisions
206
44.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
209
45.1% of votes cast
260
55.8% of votes cast
No votes
254
54.9% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

137
+40.0 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 650
Appearances
63
-34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
170
+0.8 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 650
Contributions
75
-94.2 vs Commons average
Rank 468 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
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£180,830
20% below average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
11
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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#3
#4
Transport
26 of 32 votes
Tax
98 of 122 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API