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Michael Payne vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Michael Payne and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 0% of the time, based on 324 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 323 different votes 324 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
6 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
48 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
33 Aye 48 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
33 Aye 48 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

74.8%
2% above average
Rank 316 of 650
Participation
84.4%
12% above average
Rank 104 of 650
463
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,814
2,150 eligible divisions
239
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
49.4% of votes cast
224
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
917
50.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

24
-64.0 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 650
Appearances
19
-69.0 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 650
27
-126.4 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650
Contributions
23
-130.4 vs Commons average
Rank 605 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4% below average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38% above average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
32 of 32 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
45 of 47 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
178 of 189 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#3
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Transport
28 of 30 votes
#4
Trade
83 of 90 votes
Tax
103 of 114 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 63 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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