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Helen Grant vs Michael Payne

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

Photograph of Helen Grant
Helen Grant
Con Maidstone and Malling
vs
Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Helen Grant and Michael Payne voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 219 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 217 different votes 219 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
25 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
39 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
14 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
39 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
14 Aye 0 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

74.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 336 of 648
Participation
77.4 %
4 % above average
Rank 267 of 648
1,720
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
407
526 eligible divisions
804
46.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
217
53.3 % of votes cast
916
53.3 % of votes cast
No votes
190
46.7 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 0 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

14
-46.4 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 648
Appearances
15
-45.4 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 648
23
-85.9 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 648
Contributions
16
-92.9 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,650,269
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£276,159
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4 % below average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
11
3 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

Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Trade
82 of 88 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
54 of 60 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 65 votes
#4
Education
48 of 49 votes
Defence
49 of 59 votes
#5
Defence
21 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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