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Michael Payne vs Elaine Stewart

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 Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart
Lab Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Voting alignment

Michael Payne and Elaine Stewart voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 286 shared comparable votes.

286 same votes 0 different votes 286 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
50 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
50 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
50 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 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
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 564 of 649
452
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
363
590 eligible divisions
233
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
160
44.1% of votes cast
219
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
203
55.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

24
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 650
Appearances
26
-57.6 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 650
27
-118.7 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 650
Contributions
36
-109.7 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£216,868
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£207,074
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4% below average
Latest expenses
£207,074
8% below average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Energy
16 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Housing
25 of 32 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#3
Defence
26 of 34 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#5
Tax
81 of 112 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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API