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Michael Payne vs Dame Harriett Baldwin

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
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Dame Harriett Baldwin
Con West Worcestershire

Voting alignment

Michael Payne and Dame Harriett Baldwin voted the same way 0% of the time, based on 334 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 333 different votes 334 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
52 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 91 shared votes
39 Aye 52 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
6 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 91 shared votes
39 Aye 52 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
6 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 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
81.7 %
9 % above average
Rank 169 of 649
442
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,928
2,361 eligible divisions
230
52.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
908
47.1 % of votes cast
212
48.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,020
52.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
17
0.9 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

25
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 650
Appearances
105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 133 of 650
28
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 575 of 650
Contributions
135
-3.3 vs Commons average
Rank 207 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
£2,496,334
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£247,722
10 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
207 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#5
Trade
76 of 91 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
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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