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Laura Trott vs Michael Payne

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

Photograph of Laura Trott
Laura Trott
Con Sevenoaks
vs
Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Laura Trott and Michael Payne voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 231 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 228 different votes 231 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
9 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
24 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
34 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
34 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 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

74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 321 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 272 of 649
1,226
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
442
575 eligible divisions
634
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
230
52.0 % of votes cast
592
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
212
48.0 % of votes cast
6
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
Appearances
25
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 650
47
-91.3 vs Commons average
Rank 507 of 650
Contributions
28
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 575 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,164,100
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£284,794
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4 % below average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
11
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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 44 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Crime / Justice
143 of 174 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#5
Education
48 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 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
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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