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Michael Payne vs David Davis

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 David Davis
David Davis
Con Goole and Pocklington

Voting alignment

Michael Payne and David Davis voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 232 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 225 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
37 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
20 Aye 37 No
19 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
20 Aye 37 No
19 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

76.6%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 649
Participation
64.8%
8% below average
Rank 521 of 649
452
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,539
2,376 eligible divisions
233
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
720
46.8% of votes cast
219
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
819
53.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
93
6.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
18 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jul 2008

Debates

24
-59.7 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 649
Appearances
51
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 649
27
-118.9 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 649
Contributions
78
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 416 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
£2,621,658
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4% below average
Latest expenses
£277,187
23% above average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
198 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Defence
53 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 171 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
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
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
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