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Dr Caroline Johnson vs Michael Payne

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

Photograph of Dr Caroline Johnson
Dr Caroline Johnson
Con Sleaford and North Hykeham
vs
Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Dr Caroline Johnson and Michael Payne voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 319 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 316 different votes 319 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 2 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
31 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
46 Aye 31 No
4 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
28 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
46 Aye 31 No
4 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
28 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

82.9 %
10 % above average
Rank 142 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 272 of 649
1,825
2,201 eligible divisions
Total votes
442
575 eligible divisions
890
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
230
52.0 % of votes cast
935
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
212
48.0 % of votes cast
10
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 8 months
Since 8 Dec 2016
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

133
+55.1 vs Commons average
Rank 79 of 650
Appearances
25
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 650
395
+256.7 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
Contributions
28
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 575 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,451,695
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£229,187
1 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
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
204 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Migration
154 of 164 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Trade
82 of 89 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 65 votes
#5
Education
48 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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