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Mark Sewards vs Michael Payne

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

Photograph of Mark Sewards
Mark Sewards
Lab Leeds South West and Morley
vs
Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and Michael Payne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

349 same votes 0 different votes 349 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 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
49 Aye 40 No
21 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
49 Aye 40 No
21 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

77.6 %
5 % above average
Rank 257 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 272 of 649
446
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
442
575 eligible divisions
210
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
230
52.0 % of votes cast
236
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
212
48.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % 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

151
+73.4 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 649
Appearances
23
-54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 649
163
+25.4 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 649
Contributions
24
-113.6 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£200,003
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4 % below average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 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
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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 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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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