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Sarah Bool vs Michael Payne

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

Photograph of Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire
vs
Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Sarah Bool and Michael Payne voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 325 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 323 different votes 325 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
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
37 Aye 58 No
Tax 0% aligned 95 shared votes
58 Aye 37 No
9 Aye 25 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 58 No
Tax 0% aligned 95 shared votes
58 Aye 37 No
9 Aye 25 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

71.6%
1% below average
Rank 390 of 649
Participation
76.2%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
415
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
442
580 eligible divisions
176
42.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
230
52.0% of votes cast
239
57.6% of votes cast
No votes
212
48.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

91
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 649
Appearances
22
-56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 649
107
-30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 649
Contributions
25
-112.1 vs Commons average
Rank 582 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£188,791
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£188,791
17% below average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4% below average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Tax
98 of 112 votes
#3
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes
#5
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API