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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 232 shared comparable votes.

0 same votes 232 different votes 232 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 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 50 shared votes
19 Aye 31 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
1 Aye 26 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 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 50 shared votes
19 Aye 31 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
1 Aye 26 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

76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 272 of 649
Participation
67.2 %
6 % below average
Rank 475 of 649
442
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,586
2,361 eligible divisions
230
52.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
742
46.8 % of votes cast
212
48.0 % of votes cast
No votes
844
53.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

25
-53.0 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 649
Appearances
73
-5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 649
28
-110.4 vs Commons average
Rank 575 of 649
Contributions
79
-59.4 vs Commons average
Rank 388 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
£2,878,658
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£283,093
25 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Trade
74 of 91 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#4
Work / Employment
61 of 77 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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