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Michael Payne vs Sarah Coombes

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 Sarah Coombes
Sarah Coombes
Lab West Bromwich

Voting alignment

Michael Payne and Sarah Coombes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 357 shared comparable votes.

357 same votes 0 different votes 357 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
51 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
51 Aye 37 No
27 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
51 Aye 37 No
27 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

76.7 %
4 % above average
Rank 274 of 649
Participation
81.4 %
9 % above average
Rank 175 of 649
437
570 eligible divisions
Total votes
464
570 eligible divisions
228
52.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
235
50.6 % of votes cast
209
47.8 % of votes cast
No votes
229
49.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

23
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 649
Appearances
63
-12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 649
24
-110.5 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 649
Contributions
82
-52.5 vs Commons average
Rank 374 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
£164,149
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£164,149
27 % below average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#4
Education
45 of 50 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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