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Peter Kyle vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

Photograph of Peter Kyle
Peter Kyle
Lab Hove and Portslade
vs
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Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Peter Kyle and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 10% of the time, based on 182 shared comparable votes.

18 same votes 164 different votes 182 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 4 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
26 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
1 Aye 25 No
9 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
1 Aye 25 No
9 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

62.7%
10% below average
Rank 547 of 649
Participation
73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
1,489
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
590 eligible divisions
850
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
45.0% of votes cast
639
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
237
55.0% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

45
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 649
Appearances
64
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 649
232
+89.7 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 649
Contributions
76
-66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,110,937
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£262,107
16% above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 registered categories
4
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
60 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#4
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
Migration
122 of 171 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
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