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Christian Wakeford vs Michael Payne

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

Photograph of Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South
vs
Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Christian Wakeford and Michael Payne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 374 shared comparable votes.

374 same votes 0 different votes 374 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
45 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
45 Aye 35 No
27 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
45 Aye 35 No
27 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

86.0 %
13 % above average
Rank 77 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 272 of 649
1,407
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
437
568 eligible divisions
677
48.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
228
52.2 % of votes cast
730
51.9 % of votes cast
No votes
209
47.8 % of votes cast
9
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1
-73.7 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 649
Appearances
22
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 575 of 649
1
-131.7 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 649
Contributions
23
-109.7 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£335,718
48 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4 % below average
0
0 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

Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Defence
69 of 70 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 65 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
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