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David Reed vs Michael Payne

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

Photograph of David Reed
David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East
vs
Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

David Reed and Michael Payne voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 249 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 245 different votes 249 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
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
32 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
42 Aye 32 No
10 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
42 Aye 32 No
10 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

62.4%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 649
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
452
590 eligible divisions
188
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
233
51.5% of votes cast
180
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
219
48.5% of votes cast
1
0.3% 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

120
+36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649
Appearances
24
-59.7 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 649
179
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 162 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

£195,694
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£195,694
13% below average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4% below average
14
3 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#3
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Energy
15 of 20 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Tax
80 of 112 votes
#5
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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