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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 371 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 369 different votes 371 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
13 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
58 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 97 shared votes
39 Aye 58 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
29 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
7 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 97 shared votes
39 Aye 58 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
29 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
7 Aye 29 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

76.2%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
Participation
81.0%
8% above average
Rank 180 of 649
442
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
470
580 eligible divisions
230
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
215
45.7% of votes cast
212
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
255
54.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

22
-56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 649
Appearances
149
+70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 649
25
-112.1 vs Commons average
Rank 582 of 649
Contributions
232
+94.9 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 649

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
11
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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Tax
100 of 112 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#5
Defence
30 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
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