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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.

Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon
vs
Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Michael Payne voted the same way 0% of the time, based on 281 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 280 different votes 281 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
36 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
36 Aye 36 No
10 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
36 Aye 36 No
10 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
26 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

80.4%
8% above average
Rank 186 of 650
Participation
74.8%
2% above average
Rank 316 of 650
1,934
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
463
619 eligible divisions
927
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
51.6% of votes cast
1,007
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
224
48.4% of votes cast
12
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

79
-9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
Appearances
24
-64.0 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 650
113
-40.4 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
Contributions
27
-126.4 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650

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
9
5 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

Brexit / EU
205 of 212 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Education
48 of 50 votes
Trade
85 of 94 votes
#3
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 30 votes
Defence
59 of 71 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API