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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 350 shared comparable votes.

350 same votes 0 different votes 350 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
11 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 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
11 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

73.2%
1% above average
Rank 357 of 649
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 649
712
973 eligible divisions
Total votes
452
590 eligible divisions
348
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
233
51.5% of votes cast
364
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
219
48.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
3 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

45
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 649
Appearances
24
-59.7 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 649
298
+152.1 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 649
Contributions
27
-118.9 vs Commons average
Rank 589 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
10
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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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