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Michael Payne vs Carla Denyer

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 Carla Denyer
Carla Denyer
Green Bristol Central

Voting alignment

Michael Payne and Carla Denyer voted the same way 65% of the time, based on 332 shared comparable votes.

216 same votes 116 different votes 332 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
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 91% aligned 35 shared votes
28 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 8 No
Energy 82% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 71% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
1 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 71% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 0 No
Devolution / Local Government 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Benefits 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 45% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 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
74.3 %
2 % above average
Rank 330 of 649
442
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
575 eligible divisions
230
52.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
235
55.0 % of votes cast
212
48.0 % of votes cast
No votes
192
45.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % 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
37
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 650
28
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 575 of 650
Contributions
51
-87.3 vs Commons average
Rank 492 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
£229,692
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£229,692
2 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#5
Defence
30 of 34 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 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
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