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George Freeman vs Michael Payne

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

Photograph of George Freeman
George Freeman
Con Mid Norfolk
vs
Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

George Freeman and Michael Payne voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 228 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 225 different votes 228 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
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
25 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
44 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
44 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 11 No
Benefits 0% aligned 13 shared votes
11 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

73.2 %
same as average
Rank 357 of 647
Participation
77.9 %
5 % above average
Rank 257 of 647
1,705
2,328 eligible divisions
Total votes
422
542 eligible divisions
830
48.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
220
52.1 % of votes cast
875
51.3 % of votes cast
No votes
202
47.9 % of votes cast
27
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

11
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 647
Appearances
18
-47.5 vs Commons average
Rank 582 of 647
20
-96.9 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 647
Contributions
19
-97.9 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,886,193
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£287,402
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4 % below average
17
5 registered categories
Registered interests
11
3 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
185 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Migration
147 of 169 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Education
48 of 49 votes
Energy
52 of 67 votes
#5
Transport
24 of 25 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API