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Michael Payne vs Heidi Alexander

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 Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

Michael Payne and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 297 shared comparable votes.

297 same votes 0 different votes 297 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
37 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
37 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
20 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
37 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
20 Aye 4 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
63.1%
10% below average
Rank 540 of 649
452
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
372
590 eligible divisions
233
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
174
46.8% of votes cast
219
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
198
53.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

24
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 650
Appearances
65
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 650
27
-118.7 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 650
Contributions
547
+401.3 vs Commons average
Rank 15 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
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4% below average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21% below average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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