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Yasmin Qureshi vs Mr Peter Bedford

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

Photograph of Yasmin Qureshi
Yasmin Qureshi
Lab Bolton South and Walkden
vs
Photograph of Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Yasmin Qureshi and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 232 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 229 different votes 232 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
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
19 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 1 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
1 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
19 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 1 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
1 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 518 of 648
Participation
73.2 %
same as average
Rank 363 of 648
1,504
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
385
526 eligible divisions
846
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
166
43.1 % of votes cast
658
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
219
56.9 % of votes cast
7
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.4 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

39
-21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 648
Appearances
62
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 648
70
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 334 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

£2,976,673
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£315,870
40 % above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
9
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

Housing
57 of 66 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
145 of 169 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 23 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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