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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.

Photograph of Brian Mathew
Brian Mathew
LD Melksham and Devizes
vs
Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and Michael Payne voted the same way 12% of the time, based on 292 shared comparable votes.

36 same votes 256 different votes 292 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
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 12% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

65.2 %
8 % below average
Rank 514 of 650
Participation
77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 256 of 650
367
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
436
563 eligible divisions
185
50.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
227
52.1 % of votes cast
182
49.6 % of votes cast
No votes
209
47.9 % of votes cast
11
3.0 % of votes cast
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

67
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650
Appearances
22
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
74
-51.8 vs Commons average
Rank 379 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

£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
Trade
5 of 5 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Education
48 of 49 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#5
Transport
28 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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