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Cat Eccles vs Michael Payne

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

Photograph of Cat Eccles
Cat Eccles
Lab Stourbridge
vs
Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Cat Eccles and Michael Payne voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 282 shared comparable votes.

278 same votes 4 different votes 282 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
31 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
6 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 1 No
Benefits 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 13 No
Education 96% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
31 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
6 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

57.7%
15% below average
Rank 590 of 650
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 303 of 650
364
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
475
631 eligible divisions
161
44.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
248
52.2% of votes cast
203
55.8% of votes cast
No votes
227
47.8% of votes cast
10
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

119
+24.5 vs Commons average
Rank 154 of 650
Appearances
24
-70.5 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 650
148
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 650
Contributions
27
-137.6 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£179,390
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£179,390
21% below average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4% below average
2
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

Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#2
Education
48 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Transport
30 of 32 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#5
Tax
110 of 121 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API