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Lisa Smart vs Michael Payne

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

Photograph of Lisa Smart
Lisa Smart
LD Hazel Grove
vs
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Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Lisa Smart and Michael Payne voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 305 shared comparable votes.

55 same votes 250 different votes 305 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 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 1 No
Energy 55% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 44% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 37% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 24 No
Education 2% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
34 Aye 41 No
Tax 4% aligned 75 shared votes
44 Aye 31 No
10 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 4 No
Transport 6% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

66.1 %
7 % below average
Rank 501 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 272 of 649
380
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
442
575 eligible divisions
206
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
230
52.0 % of votes cast
174
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
212
48.0 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

158
+80.1 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 650
Appearances
25
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 650
215
+76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 108 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

£239,061
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£239,061
6 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4 % below average
20
4 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#5
Education
48 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API