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Michael Payne vs Chris Hinchliff

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 Chris Hinchliff
Chris Hinchliff
Lab North East Hertfordshire

Voting alignment

Michael Payne and Chris Hinchliff voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 408 shared comparable votes.

402 same votes 6 different votes 408 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
49 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
49 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
32 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
32 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 5 No
Benefits 88% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 95% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
49 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
49 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
32 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
32 Aye 8 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 314 of 650
Participation
85.3%
13% above average
Rank 79 of 650
464
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
529
620 eligible divisions
240
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
265
50.1% of votes cast
224
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
264
49.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

22
-71.0 vs Commons average
Rank 599 of 650
Appearances
142
+49.0 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 650
25
-137.0 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 650
Contributions
166
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 205 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
£174,907
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4% below average
Latest expenses
£174,907
23% below average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Transport
28 of 30 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Tax
103 of 114 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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