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Sir Roger Gale vs Mr Peter Bedford

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


Voting alignment

Sir Roger Gale and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 264 shared comparable votes.

262 same votes 2 different votes 264 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
21 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
21 Aye 43 No
11 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 89% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
21 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
21 Aye 43 No
11 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 599 of 648
Participation
73.2 %
same as average
Rank 363 of 648
1,314
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
385
526 eligible divisions
600
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
166
43.1 % of votes cast
714
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
219
56.9 % of votes cast
30
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.4 % of votes cast
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

88
+27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 648
Appearances
62
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 648
63
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 648
Contributions
82
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£243,306
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Transport
68 of 87 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Defence
46 of 59 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Trade
63 of 88 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API