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Alistair Strathern vs Michael Payne

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

Photograph of Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin
vs
Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Alistair Strathern and Michael Payne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 390 shared comparable votes.

390 same votes 0 different votes 390 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
59 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 101 shared votes
59 Aye 42 No
22 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 101 shared votes
59 Aye 42 No
22 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

79.2 %
7 % above average
Rank 218 of 650
Participation
77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 256 of 650
580
732 eligible divisions
Total votes
436
563 eligible divisions
298
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
227
52.1 % of votes cast
282
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
209
47.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
Appearances
22
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
70
-55.8 vs Commons average
Rank 402 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

£379,404
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£295,499
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
2 registered categories
2
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

Benefits
31 of 31 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
#4
Education
48 of 49 votes
Energy
24 of 25 votes
#5
Transport
28 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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