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Michael Payne vs Mr Luke Charters

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 Mr Luke Charters
Mr Luke Charters
Lab York Outer

Voting alignment

Michael Payne and Mr Luke Charters voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 377 shared comparable votes.

376 same votes 1 different votes 377 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
51 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
51 Aye 38 No
27 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
51 Aye 38 No
27 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 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
83.2%
11% above average
Rank 132 of 649
452
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
491
590 eligible divisions
233
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
248
50.5% of votes cast
219
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
243
49.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

24
-59.7 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 649
Appearances
84
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 649
27
-118.9 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 649
Contributions
111
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 313 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
£244,344
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4% below average
Latest expenses
£244,344
8% above average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
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
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