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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 238 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 236 different votes 238 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
27 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
39 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
39 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 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

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

Voting record

73.7%
1% above average
Rank 340 of 649
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 649
1,751
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
452
590 eligible divisions
826
47.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
233
51.5% of votes cast
925
52.8% of votes cast
No votes
219
48.5% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

17
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 649
Appearances
24
-59.7 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 649
29
-116.9 vs Commons average
Rank 581 of 649
Contributions
27
-118.9 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 649

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
9
6 registered categories
Registered interests
10
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
204 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
54 of 60 votes
#3
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
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
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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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