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Sarah Edwards vs Michael Payne

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

Photograph of Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth
vs
Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Michael Payne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 296 shared comparable votes.

296 same votes 0 different votes 296 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
52 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
52 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 5 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
52 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 5 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

63.1%
10% below average
Rank 539 of 649
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 649
479
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
452
590 eligible divisions
267
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
233
51.5% of votes cast
212
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
219
48.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 650
Appearances
24
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 650
46
-99.7 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 650
Contributions
27
-118.7 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£322,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
2 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

Democracy / Parliament
16 of 16 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Tax
97 of 139 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: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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