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Linsey Farnsworth vs Michael Payne

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

Photograph of Linsey Farnsworth
Linsey Farnsworth
Lab Amber Valley
vs
Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Linsey Farnsworth and Michael Payne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 391 shared comparable votes.

391 same votes 0 different votes 391 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
57 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
57 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
57 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 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

88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 43 of 647
Participation
77.8 %
5 % above average
Rank 259 of 647
477
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
418
537 eligible divisions
253
53.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
219
52.4 % of votes cast
224
47.0 % of votes cast
No votes
199
47.6 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 647
Appearances
18
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 582 of 647
117
+3.2 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 647
Contributions
19
-94.8 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£216,552
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£216,552
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
11
3 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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Education
48 of 49 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
24 of 25 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API