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Tony Vaughan vs Michael Payne

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

Photograph of Tony Vaughan
Tony Vaughan
Lab Folkestone and Hythe
vs
Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Tony Vaughan and Michael Payne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

381 same votes 0 different votes 381 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
54 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
54 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
54 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

80.0%
7% above average
Rank 198 of 649
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 649
472
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
452
590 eligible divisions
238
50.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
233
51.5% of votes cast
234
49.6% 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, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

49
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 649
Appearances
24
-58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 649
86
-57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 649
Contributions
27
-116.5 vs Commons average
Rank 586 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£231,055
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£231,055
2% above average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4% below average
9
5 registered categories
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#3
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Migration
11 of 13 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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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