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Michael Payne vs Alison Bennett

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

Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling
vs
Photograph of Alison Bennett
Alison Bennett
LD Mid Sussex

Voting alignment

Michael Payne and Alison Bennett voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 327 shared comparable votes.

63 same votes 264 different votes 327 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 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 55% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
17 Aye 9 No
Housing 27% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 16 No
Education 3% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
49 Aye 30 No
Tax 4% aligned 79 shared votes
33 Aye 46 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 13% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 272 of 649
Participation
71.8 %
1 % below average
Rank 385 of 649
442
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
413
575 eligible divisions
230
52.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
219
53.0 % of votes cast
212
48.0 % of votes cast
No votes
194
47.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % 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

25
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 650
Appearances
128
+50.1 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 650
28
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 575 of 650
Contributions
150
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£216,868
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,775
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£141,775
37 % below average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#5
Education
40 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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