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Greg Smith vs Michael Payne

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

Photograph of Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire
vs
Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Greg Smith and Michael Payne voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 357 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 355 different votes 357 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
14 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
35 Aye 55 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
55 Aye 35 No
12 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
28 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 55 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
55 Aye 35 No
12 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
28 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 31 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 272 of 649
1,459
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
442
575 eligible divisions
710
48.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
230
52.0 % of votes cast
749
51.3 % of votes cast
No votes
212
48.0 % of votes cast
21
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

198
+120.4 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649
Appearances
25
-52.6 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 649
232
+94.2 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 649
Contributions
28
-109.8 vs Commons average
Rank 574 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£286,530
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4 % below average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
2 registered categories
3
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
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Trade
52 of 53 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
149 of 154 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 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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