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Emma Hardy vs Michael Payne

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


Voting alignment

Emma Hardy and Michael Payne voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 274 shared comparable votes.

265 same votes 9 different votes 274 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
43 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
43 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
43 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

70.1%
2% below average
Rank 419 of 650
Participation
75.5%
3% above average
Rank 298 of 650
1,519
2,167 eligible divisions
Total votes
480
636 eligible divisions
818
53.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
251
52.3% of votes cast
701
46.1% of votes cast
No votes
229
47.7% of votes cast
10
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
-14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 650
Appearances
28
-69.0 vs Commons average
Rank 590 of 650
427
+257.8 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
Contributions
31
-138.2 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,996,509
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£312,134
38% above average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
10
2 registered categories
6
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

Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#1
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
#2
Education
48 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
#3
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Brexit / EU
161 of 189 votes
#4
Transport
30 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 47 votes
#5
Tax
111 of 122 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API