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Chris Elmore vs Michael Payne

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

Photograph of Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend
vs
Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Chris Elmore and Michael Payne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 333 shared comparable votes.

333 same votes 0 different votes 333 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
46 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
46 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
46 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

77.9%
5% above average
Rank 247 of 649
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 649
1,812
2,325 eligible divisions
Total votes
452
590 eligible divisions
995
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
233
51.5% of votes cast
817
45.1% 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
10 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2016
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 650
Appearances
24
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 650
239
+93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 100 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

£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£343,439
52% above average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4% below average
3
1 registered category
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

Housing
58 of 62 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Migration
151 of 165 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#3
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 55 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
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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