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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.

Photograph of Deirdre Costigan
Deirdre Costigan
Lab Ealing Southall
vs
Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Deirdre Costigan and Michael Payne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 356 shared comparable votes.

356 same votes 0 different votes 356 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 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 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 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 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

91.1 %
18 % above average
Rank 14 of 649
Participation
76.7 %
4 % above average
Rank 274 of 649
519
570 eligible divisions
Total votes
437
570 eligible divisions
271
52.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
228
52.2 % of votes cast
248
47.8 % of votes cast
No votes
209
47.8 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % 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

10
-65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 649
Appearances
23
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 649
13
-121.5 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 649
Contributions
24
-110.5 vs Commons average
Rank 584 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
11
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
37 of 37 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 29 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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