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Deirdre Costigan vs Michael Payne

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


Voting alignment

Deirdre Costigan and Michael Payne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 371 shared comparable votes.

371 same votes 0 different votes 371 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
49 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
49 Aye 39 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
49 Aye 39 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

91.2%
19% above average
Rank 13 of 649
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 649
538
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
452
590 eligible divisions
277
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
233
51.5% of votes cast
261
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
219
48.5% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

29
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 649
Appearances
24
-59.7 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 649
33
-112.9 vs Commons average
Rank 568 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

£196,485
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£196,485
13% below average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
10
2 registered categories
1
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

Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 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
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API