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Sir Andrew Mitchell vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

Photograph of Sir Andrew Mitchell
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield
vs
Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Sir Andrew Mitchell and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 228 shared comparable votes.

228 same votes 0 different votes 228 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
20 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
3 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
3 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

62.9%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 649
Participation
73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
1,494
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
590 eligible divisions
718
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
45.0% of votes cast
776
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
237
55.0% of votes cast
41
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 649
Appearances
64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
72
-73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 649
Contributions
77
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£265,608
17% above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
2
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

Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
119 of 171 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Transport
64 of 95 votes
#4
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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