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Michael Payne vs Chris Murray

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 Murray
Chris Murray
Lab Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Voting alignment

Michael Payne and Chris Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 358 shared comparable votes.

358 same votes 0 different votes 358 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
51 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
51 Aye 38 No
26 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
51 Aye 38 No
26 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

76.7 %
4 % above average
Rank 274 of 649
Participation
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 219 of 649
437
570 eligible divisions
Total votes
451
570 eligible divisions
228
52.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
223
49.4 % of votes cast
209
47.8 % of votes cast
No votes
228
50.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

23
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 649
Appearances
42
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 649
24
-110.5 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 649
Contributions
55
-79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 476 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
£194,520
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£194,520
14 % below average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#5
Work / Employment
32 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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