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Michael Payne vs Helen Grant

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 Helen Grant
Helen Grant
Con Maidstone and Malling

Voting alignment

Michael Payne and Helen Grant voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 233 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 231 different votes 233 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
39 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
27 Aye 39 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
27 Aye 39 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
0 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

76.3%
5% above average
Rank 274 of 649
Participation
73.7%
2% above average
Rank 330 of 649
444
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,746
2,368 eligible divisions
230
51.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
823
47.1% of votes cast
214
48.2% of votes cast
No votes
923
52.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

23
-57.0 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 649
Appearances
16
-64.0 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 649
26
-113.4 vs Commons average
Rank 581 of 649
Contributions
27
-112.4 vs Commons average
Rank 579 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
£2,650,269
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4% below average
Latest expenses
£276,159
22% above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
6 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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
54 of 60 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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