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Michael Payne vs Lee Barron

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


Voting alignment

Michael Payne and Lee Barron voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 374 shared comparable votes.

371 same votes 3 different votes 374 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
62 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 100 shared votes
62 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 5 No
Benefits 75% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
62 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 100 shared votes
62 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

75.3%
3% above average
Rank 303 of 650
Participation
76.2%
4% above average
Rank 282 of 650
475
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
481
631 eligible divisions
248
52.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
226
47.0% of votes cast
227
47.8% of votes cast
No votes
255
53.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.5% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

24
-70.5 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 650
Appearances
48
-46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 650
27
-137.5 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
Contributions
55
-109.5 vs Commons average
Rank 520 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
£218,179
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4% below average
Latest expenses
£218,179
4% below average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#2
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Transport
30 of 32 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Tax
110 of 121 votes
#5
Tax
103 of 121 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API