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Alex Easton vs Michael Payne

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

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Alex Easton
Ind North Down
vs
Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Alex Easton and Michael Payne voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 180 shared comparable votes.

15 same votes 165 different votes 180 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
3 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 27% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 2 No
Benefits 25% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Housing 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

44.0 %
29 % below average
Rank 630 of 650
Participation
77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 256 of 650
248
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
436
563 eligible divisions
117
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
227
52.1 % of votes cast
131
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
209
47.9 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 650
Appearances
22
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
119
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 650
Contributions
23
-102.8 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£190,220
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£190,220
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
11
2 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
6 of 10 votes
#4
Education
48 of 49 votes
Trade
3 of 5 votes
#5
Transport
28 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 10 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
Aye
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill: Second Reading 25 Feb 2025
Education
Aye
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill Report Stage: Amendment 2 21 Jan 2025
Defence
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Third Reading 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API