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Michael Payne vs Nick Timothy

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 Nick Timothy
Nick Timothy
Con West Suffolk

Voting alignment

Michael Payne and Nick Timothy voted the same way 0% of the time, based on 286 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 285 different votes 286 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
41 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
34 Aye 41 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
34 Aye 41 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 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
69.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 444 of 650
436
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
390
563 eligible divisions
227
52.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
186
47.7 % of votes cast
209
47.9 % of votes cast
No votes
204
52.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

22
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
Appearances
83
+12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
23
-102.8 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 650
Contributions
102
-23.8 vs Commons average
Rank 272 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
£194,714
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£194,714
14 % below average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
18
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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Defence
27 of 33 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Energy
16 of 20 votes
Education
48 of 49 votes
#4
Trade
4 of 5 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
Tax
87 of 111 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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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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