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Lorraine Beavers vs Michael Payne

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


Voting alignment

Lorraine Beavers and Michael Payne voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 408 shared comparable votes.

403 same votes 5 different votes 408 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
59 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 100 shared votes
59 Aye 41 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 5 No
Benefits 88% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
59 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 100 shared votes
59 Aye 41 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

86.3%
14% above average
Rank 71 of 649
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 649
509
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
452
590 eligible divisions
268
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
233
51.5% of votes cast
241
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
219
48.5% of votes cast
9
1.8% 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

68
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 649
Appearances
24
-59.7 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 649
85
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 388 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

£199,406
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£199,406
12% below average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
2 registered categories
0
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
32 of 32 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Transport
28 of 29 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API