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Sir John Whittingdale vs Michael Payne

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

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Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon
vs
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Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Michael Payne voted the same way 0% of the time, based on 267 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 266 different votes 267 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
12 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
35 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
36 Aye 35 No
10 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
23 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
36 Aye 35 No
10 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
23 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 192 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 272 of 649
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
442
575 eligible divisions
908
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
230
52.0 % of votes cast
993
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
212
48.0 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

74
-4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 649
Appearances
25
-53.0 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 649
106
-32.4 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 649
Contributions
28
-110.4 vs Commons average
Rank 575 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4 % below average
10
6 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

Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Education
48 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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