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Chris Bloore vs Michael Payne

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

Photograph of Chris Bloore
Chris Bloore
Lab Redditch
vs
Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Chris Bloore and Michael Payne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

350 same votes 0 different votes 350 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
40 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
40 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
40 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

73.4%
1% above average
Rank 349 of 649
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 649
433
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
452
590 eligible divisions
211
48.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
233
51.5% of votes cast
222
51.3% of votes cast
No votes
219
48.5% of votes cast
2
0.5% 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

117
+33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 649
Appearances
24
-59.7 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 649
129
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 649
Contributions
27
-118.9 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£167,691
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£167,691
26% below average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4% below average
2
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 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
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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
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 Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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