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Michael Payne vs David Taylor

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


Voting alignment

Michael Payne and David Taylor voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 385 shared comparable votes.

385 same votes 0 different votes 385 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 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
51 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
51 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

76.6%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 649
Participation
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 118 of 649
452
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
494
590 eligible divisions
233
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
49.8% of votes cast
219
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
248
50.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

24
-58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 649
Appearances
30
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 556 of 649
27
-116.5 vs Commons average
Rank 586 of 649
Contributions
36
-107.5 vs Commons average
Rank 560 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£216,868
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£181,421
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4% below average
Latest expenses
£181,421
20% below average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API