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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 337 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 335 different votes 337 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
16 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
38 Aye 58 No
Tax 0% aligned 96 shared votes
58 Aye 38 No
7 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 25 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 58 No
Tax 0% aligned 96 shared votes
58 Aye 38 No
7 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 25 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 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

71.4%
1% below average
Rank 394 of 650
Participation
74.8%
2% above average
Rank 316 of 650
442
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
463
619 eligible divisions
191
43.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
51.6% of votes cast
251
56.8% of votes cast
No votes
224
48.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

105
+16.2 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
Appearances
24
-64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
122
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 650
Contributions
27
-127.6 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 650

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
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
16 of 17 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 42 votes
#2
Education
48 of 50 votes
Tax
99 of 114 votes
#3
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 30 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 66 votes
#5
Tax
103 of 114 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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