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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 256 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 253 different votes 256 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 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 1 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
1 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 1 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
1 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 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 517 of 649
Participation
73.6 %
1 % above average
Rank 341 of 649
1,536
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
575 eligible divisions
861
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
187
44.2 % of votes cast
675
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
236
55.8 % of votes cast
7
0.5 % 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

70
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
122
-16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 229 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

£2,976,673
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
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

Housing
57 of 66 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
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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