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Sarah Pochin vs Mr Peter Bedford

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Pochin and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 150 shared comparable votes.

143 same votes 7 different votes 150 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
7 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
0 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
0 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 5 No
Benefits 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 0 No
Transport 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 8 No
Housing 91% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
0 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
0 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

57.9 %
15 % below average
Rank 591 of 647
Participation
73.2 %
same as average
Rank 355 of 647
206
356 eligible divisions
Total votes
397
542 eligible divisions
87
42.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
175
44.1 % of votes cast
119
57.8 % of votes cast
No votes
222
55.9 % of votes cast
7
3.4 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 2025
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 647
Appearances
65
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 647
75
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 647
Contributions
85
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£0
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
n/a
average unavailable
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
4 of 4 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Housing
22 of 24 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Migration
7 of 9 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API