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Michael Payne vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Michael Payne and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 242 shared comparable votes.

242 same votes 0 different votes 242 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 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
31 Aye 31 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
24 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
24 Aye 0 No
16 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
31 Aye 31 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
24 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
24 Aye 0 No
16 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 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
61.8%
11% below average
Rank 559 of 649
452
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,469
2,376 eligible divisions
233
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
815
55.5% of votes cast
219
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
654
44.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

25
-59.8 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 650
Appearances
81
-3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
28
-119.7 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 650
Contributions
132
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 239 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4% below average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
167 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#5
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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