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Michael Payne vs Mr Mark Francois

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 Mark Francois
Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Michael Payne and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 0% of the time, based on 267 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 266 different votes 267 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
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
42 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
31 Aye 42 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
12 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
31 Aye 42 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
12 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 256 of 650
Participation
67.9 %
5 % below average
Rank 469 of 650
436
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,594
2,349 eligible divisions
227
52.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
742
46.5 % of votes cast
209
47.9 % of votes cast
No votes
852
53.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
36
2.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

22
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
Appearances
104
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 650
23
-102.8 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 650
Contributions
313
+187.2 vs Commons average
Rank 42 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
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
202 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Housing
52 of 66 votes
Education
48 of 49 votes
#4
Trade
70 of 89 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
Defence
52 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API