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Valerie Vaz vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich
vs
Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 313 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 311 different votes 313 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
23 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 No
46 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
30 Aye 46 No
27 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
30 Aye 46 No
27 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
Participation
73.6 %
1 % above average
Rank 341 of 649
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
575 eligible divisions
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
187
44.2 % of votes cast
792
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
236
55.8 % of votes cast
11
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
15
-123.3 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 650
Contributions
89
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
2
2 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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Transport
80 of 95 votes
#5
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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