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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 96% of the time, based on 183 shared comparable votes.

176 same votes 7 different votes 183 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
9 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 7 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
0 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
0 Aye 16 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
Most different by topic
8 Aye 1 No
Transport 89% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 8 No
Housing 91% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 7 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

58.9%
14% below average
Rank 580 of 650
Participation
72.5%
same as average
Rank 366 of 650
255
433 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
619 eligible divisions
117
45.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
205
45.7% of votes cast
138
54.1% of votes cast
No votes
244
54.3% of votes cast
7
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.3% of votes cast
1 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 2025
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

109
+20.2 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 650
Appearances
62
-26.8 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650
130
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 269 of 650
Contributions
74
-80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650

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
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
10
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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Trade
10 of 10 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
#3
Housing
22 of 25 votes
#4
Transport
24 of 30 votes
Energy
6 of 8 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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API