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Lauren Edwards vs Michael Payne

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


Voting alignment

Lauren Edwards and Michael Payne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 398 shared comparable votes.

397 same votes 1 different votes 398 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
51 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
51 Aye 43 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
51 Aye 43 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 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

85.4%
13% above average
Rank 85 of 649
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 649
504
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
452
590 eligible divisions
248
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
233
51.5% of votes cast
256
50.8% 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, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 649
Appearances
24
-58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 649
64
-79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 649
Contributions
27
-116.5 vs Commons average
Rank 586 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£133,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41% below average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4% below average
4
3 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API