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Joe Robertson vs Michael Payne

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

Photograph of Joe Robertson
Joe Robertson
Con Isle of Wight East
vs
Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Joe Robertson and Michael Payne voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 353 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 349 different votes 353 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 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
37 Aye 55 No
Tax 0% aligned 92 shared votes
55 Aye 37 No
12 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 55 No
Tax 0% aligned 92 shared votes
55 Aye 37 No
12 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 10 No
Transport 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

75.3%
3% above average
Rank 303 of 649
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 649
444
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
452
590 eligible divisions
201
45.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
233
51.5% of votes cast
243
54.7% of votes cast
No votes
219
48.5% of votes cast
3
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

166
+82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 649
Appearances
24
-59.7 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 649
292
+146.1 vs Commons average
Rank 62 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

£165,302
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£165,302
27% below average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
2 registered categories
1
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

Housing
28 of 32 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#3
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Education
40 of 50 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
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 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
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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