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Brian Mathew vs Michael Payne

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

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Brian Mathew
LD Melksham and Devizes
vs
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Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and Michael Payne voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 296 shared comparable votes.

39 same votes 257 different votes 296 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
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 38% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 15 No
Housing 26% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
39 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 13% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

65.2 %
7 % below average
Rank 512 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 272 of 649
375
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
442
575 eligible divisions
188
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
230
52.0 % of votes cast
187
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
212
48.0 % of votes cast
11
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

79
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 650
Appearances
25
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 650
87
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 650
Contributions
28
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 575 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£157,740
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4 % below average
4
3 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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#5
Education
48 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API