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Michael Payne vs Dame Karen Bradley

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 Dame Karen Bradley
Dame Karen Bradley
Con Staffordshire Moorlands

Voting alignment

Michael Payne and Dame Karen Bradley voted the same way 0% of the time, based on 244 shared comparable votes.

0 same votes 244 different votes 244 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
31 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
20 Aye 31 No
29 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
1 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
20 Aye 31 No
29 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
1 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 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 316 of 650
Participation
66.7%
6% below average
Rank 477 of 650
463
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,605
2,405 eligible divisions
239
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
748
46.6% of votes cast
224
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
857
53.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

24
-64.0 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 650
Appearances
75
-13.0 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 650
27
-126.4 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650
Contributions
81
-72.4 vs Commons average
Rank 425 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
£2,878,658
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4% below average
Latest expenses
£283,093
25% above average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
Brexit / EU
189 of 212 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#3
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Transport
28 of 30 votes
#4
Work / Employment
64 of 80 votes
Tax
103 of 114 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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