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Andrew Western vs Michael Payne

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

Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston
vs
Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Michael Payne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 340 shared comparable votes.

340 same votes 0 different votes 340 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
42 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
42 Aye 36 No
29 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
29 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
42 Aye 36 No
29 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
29 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

72.9 %
same as average
Rank 365 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 272 of 649
698
958 eligible divisions
Total votes
442
575 eligible divisions
344
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
230
52.0 % of votes cast
354
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
212
48.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
3 years, 7 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

48
-30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 649
Appearances
24
-54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 649
305
+166.4 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 649
Contributions
26
-112.6 vs Commons average
Rank 582 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£577,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4 % below average
8
1 registered category
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

Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Education
48 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
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