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Michael Payne vs Mark Ferguson

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


Voting alignment

Michael Payne and Mark Ferguson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

379 same votes 2 different votes 381 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 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 103 shared votes
62 Aye 41 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
62 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 103 shared votes
62 Aye 41 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 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
89.4%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 650
475
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
564
631 eligible divisions
248
52.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
298
52.8% of votes cast
227
47.8% of votes cast
No votes
266
47.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% 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
22
-72.5 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 650
27
-137.5 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
Contributions
38
-126.5 vs Commons average
Rank 579 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
£191,951
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4% below average
Latest expenses
£191,951
15% below average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
Education
50 of 50 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#2
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Transport
30 of 32 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Tax
110 of 121 votes
#5
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API