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Rebecca Long Bailey vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

Photograph of Rebecca Long Bailey
Rebecca Long Bailey
Lab Salford
vs
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Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

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

6 same votes 338 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 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
2 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
2 Aye 27 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

76.7 %
4 % above average
Rank 273 of 649
Participation
73.6 %
1 % above average
Rank 341 of 649
1,812
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
575 eligible divisions
1,007
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
187
44.2 % of votes cast
805
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
236
55.8 % of votes cast
25
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 650
Contributions
89
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,991,058
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£259,636
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
5
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
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

Defence
68 of 71 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 43 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#5
Work / Employment
32 of 39 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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
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
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