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Sarah Bool vs Mr Peter Bedford

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


Voting alignment

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

388 same votes 14 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
34 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
34 Aye 56 No
24 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
7 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
7 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
4 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
34 Aye 56 No
24 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
7 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
7 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
4 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

71.4%
1% below average
Rank 392 of 650
Participation
72.8%
same as average
Rank 359 of 650
454
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
463
636 eligible divisions
193
42.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
209
45.1% of votes cast
261
57.5% of votes cast
No votes
254
54.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

123
+26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 650
Appearances
63
-34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
145
-24.2 vs Commons average
Rank 272 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

£188,791
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£188,791
17% below average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
3 registered categories
1
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
16 of 17 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 42 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
Tax
106 of 122 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#4
Transport
26 of 32 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 66 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API