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Gareth Davies vs Michael Payne

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

Photograph of Gareth Davies
Gareth Davies
Con Grantham and Bourne
vs
Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Gareth Davies and Michael Payne voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 298 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 296 different votes 298 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
12 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
34 Aye 54 No
Tax 0% aligned 88 shared votes
54 Aye 34 No
12 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 54 No
Tax 0% aligned 88 shared votes
54 Aye 34 No
12 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

83.3 %
11 % above average
Rank 135 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 272 of 649
1,368
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
442
575 eligible divisions
684
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
230
52.0 % of votes cast
684
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
212
48.0 % of votes cast
3
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 650
Appearances
25
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 650
57
-81.3 vs Commons average
Rank 465 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

£1,160,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£271,157
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4 % below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
11
2 registered categories
2
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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Migration
147 of 154 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Crime / Justice
155 of 174 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
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