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Michael Payne vs Mike Martin

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 Mike Martin
Mike Martin
LD Tunbridge Wells

Voting alignment

Michael Payne and Mike Martin voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 275 shared comparable votes.

54 same votes 221 different votes 275 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
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 3 No
Energy 60% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 44% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
0 Aye 3 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 2% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 No
43 Aye 26 No
Tax 4% aligned 69 shared votes
29 Aye 40 No
8 Aye 6 No
Defence 7% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 5 No
Benefits 8% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 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
58.4 %
14 % below average
Rank 584 of 649
442
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
336
575 eligible divisions
230
52.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
186
55.4 % of votes cast
212
48.0 % of votes cast
No votes
150
44.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

25
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 650
Appearances
109
+31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 650
28
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 575 of 650
Contributions
145
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 192 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
£164,314
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£164,314
27 % below average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
41
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Education
42 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#4
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#5
Trade
5 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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