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Michael Payne vs Bradley Thomas

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 Bradley Thomas
Bradley Thomas
Con Bromsgrove

Voting alignment

Michael Payne and Bradley Thomas voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 389 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 387 different votes 389 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
14 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
58 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 98 shared votes
40 Aye 58 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
32 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 39 shared votes
7 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 98 shared votes
40 Aye 58 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
32 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 39 shared votes
7 Aye 32 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

74.8%
2% above average
Rank 316 of 650
Participation
81.1%
9% above average
Rank 174 of 650
463
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
502
619 eligible divisions
239
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
233
46.4% of votes cast
224
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
269
53.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

24
-64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
Appearances
183
+94.2 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650
27
-127.8 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650
Contributions
276
+121.2 vs Commons average
Rank 86 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
£215,617
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4% below average
Latest expenses
£215,617
5% below average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
32 of 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#3
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Transport
28 of 30 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
59 of 66 votes
Tax
103 of 114 votes
#5
Tax
101 of 114 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API