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Emily Darlington vs Michael Payne

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

Photograph of Emily Darlington
Emily Darlington
Lab Milton Keynes Central
vs
Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Emily Darlington and Michael Payne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 401 shared comparable votes.

401 same votes 0 different votes 401 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
58 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
58 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
58 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

88.6 %
16 % above average
Rank 39 of 650
Participation
77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 256 of 650
499
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
436
563 eligible divisions
263
52.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
227
52.1 % of votes cast
236
47.3 % of votes cast
No votes
209
47.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
+7.0 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650
Appearances
22
-49.0 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
103
-23.0 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 650
Contributions
23
-103.0 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£124,936
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£124,936
45 % below average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
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

Crime / Justice
61 of 61 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Education
49 of 49 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Education
48 of 49 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
28 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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