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Edward Argar vs Michael Payne

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

Photograph of Edward Argar
Edward Argar
Con Melton and Syston
vs
Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Edward Argar and Michael Payne voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 368 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 366 different votes 368 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 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
16 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
37 Aye 53 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
53 Aye 37 No
7 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 39 shared votes
32 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 53 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
53 Aye 37 No
7 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 39 shared votes
32 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

89.9%
17% above average
Rank 21 of 650
Participation
74.8%
2% above average
Rank 316 of 650
2,161
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
463
619 eligible divisions
1,030
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
51.6% of votes cast
1,131
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
224
48.4% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

84
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
Appearances
24
-64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
133
-21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 650
Contributions
27
-127.8 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£201,413
11% below average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4% below average
1
1 registered category
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

Brexit / EU
210 of 212 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
47 of 49 votes
#2
Education
48 of 50 votes
Migration
164 of 171 votes
#3
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Democracy / Parliament
45 of 47 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
78 of 82 votes
#5
Tax
103 of 114 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API