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Ruth Cadbury vs Michael Payne

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

Photograph of Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth
vs
Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Ruth Cadbury and Michael Payne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 369 shared comparable votes.

369 same votes 0 different votes 369 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
57 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
57 Aye 37 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
57 Aye 37 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

75.0%
2% above average
Rank 311 of 649
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 649
1,781
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
452
590 eligible divisions
990
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
233
51.5% of votes cast
791
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
219
48.5% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
Appearances
24
-59.7 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 649
73
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 649
Contributions
27
-118.9 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£293,505
30% above average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
2 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#3
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Work / Employment
37 of 39 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 140 8 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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