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Michael Payne vs Mike Reader

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Michael Payne and Mike Reader voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 383 shared comparable votes.

371 same votes 12 different votes 383 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
57 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
57 Aye 38 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
29 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
29 Aye 1 No
11 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
57 Aye 38 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
29 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
29 Aye 1 No
11 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

75.5%
3% above average
Rank 298 of 650
Participation
73.7%
1% above average
Rank 337 of 650
480
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
469
636 eligible divisions
251
52.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
245
52.2% of votes cast
229
47.7% of votes cast
No votes
224
47.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.8% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

28
-69.0 vs Commons average
Rank 590 of 650
Appearances
82
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 650
31
-138.2 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 650
Contributions
125
-44.2 vs Commons average
Rank 322 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
£208,618
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4% below average
Latest expenses
£208,618
8% below average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
33 of 33 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#2
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
Transport
30 of 32 votes
#4
Tax
100 of 122 votes
Tax
111 of 122 votes
#5
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API