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Michael Payne vs Edward Morello

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

Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling
vs
Photograph of Edward Morello
Edward Morello
LD West Dorset

Voting alignment

Michael Payne and Edward Morello voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 263 shared comparable votes.

41 same votes 222 different votes 263 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
3 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 4 No
Energy 50% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 3% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
37 Aye 30 No
Tax 4% aligned 67 shared votes
33 Aye 34 No
10 Aye 5 No
Benefits 7% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 7% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

76.2%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
Participation
59.8%
13% below average
Rank 578 of 649
442
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
347
580 eligible divisions
230
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
184
53.0% of votes cast
212
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
163
47.0% 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

22
-56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 649
Appearances
184
+105.3 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 649
25
-112.1 vs Commons average
Rank 582 of 649
Contributions
238
+100.9 vs Commons average
Rank 89 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
£153,227
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4% below average
Latest expenses
£153,227
32% below average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Education
37 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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