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Mr Peter Bedford

Conservative Sitting MP

MP for Mid Leicestershire · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Opposition Shadow Minister (Treasury)

Opposition Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Work and Pensions)

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: peter.bedford.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

4 Cropston Road, Anstey, Leicestershire, LE7 7BU

Tel: 01165 077162

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
72.6%
458 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
59 meetings attended
Debate contributions
217
in the 7 year window
Written questions
604
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
1
current

Biography

Mr Peter Bedford is the Conservative MP for Mid Leicestershire, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently undertakes the roles of Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Work and Pensions), and Shadow Minister (Treasury).

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Mid Leicestershire4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
72.6%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
458

joint 347th of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Mr Peter Bedford voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 78.1%78.1%2025: 67.7%67.7%2026: 77.5%77.5%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236183 77.5%
2025322218 67.7%
20247357 78.1%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631458 72.6%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
217
Written questions
604
Oral questions
21
Early day motions
1
Bills sponsored
2
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
59

155th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Mr Peter Bedford: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year01252503755002024: 727220242025: 35735720252026: 1751752026
Oral questions per year
Mr Peter Bedford: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 2220242025: 121220252026: 772026
Early day motions per year
Mr Peter Bedford: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.00.30.50.81.02024: 0020242025: 0020252026: 112026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 54 34 175 7 1 1 0
2025 122 68 357 12 0 1 0
2024 41 27 72 2 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Work and Pensions Committee Member 28 October 2024 59 of 59 100.0%

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Conservative average 99.9%

2 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
217
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
129
distinct debates

joint 439th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Mr Peter Bedford: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002024: 414120242025: 12212220252026: 54542026
Debates participated in per year
Mr Peter Bedford: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002024: 272720242025: 686820252026: 34342026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for Mid Leicestershire
    • – Joined Conservative
    • – Joined Work and Pensions Committee

  2. 2026

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Treasury)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Work and Pensions)

Constituency: Mid Leicestershire

Mid Leicestershire constituency boundary
Area
138.6 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Con Hold · majority 2,201
Electorate
75,924 · turnout 63.3%
Postcode areas
CV13, LE1, LE12, LE19, LE2, LE21, LE3, LE4, LE41, LE5, LE6, LE67, LE7, LE9, LE95

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.