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Michael Payne vs Liz Kendall

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 Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Lab Leicester West

Voting alignment

Michael Payne and Liz Kendall voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 236 shared comparable votes.

236 same votes 0 different votes 236 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
28 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 5 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 5 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 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
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 526 of 649
452
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,530
2,376 eligible divisions
233
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
875
57.2% of votes cast
219
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
655
42.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

25
-59.8 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 650
Appearances
37
-47.8 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 650
28
-119.7 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 650
Contributions
526
+378.3 vs Commons average
Rank 21 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
£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4% below average
Latest expenses
£249,722
10% above average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#3
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Benefits
62 of 81 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API