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Michael Payne vs Patrick Spencer

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 Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Con Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Michael Payne and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 0% of the time, based on 326 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 325 different votes 326 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
13 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
38 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
39 Aye 38 No
26 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
4 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
39 Aye 38 No
26 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
4 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 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

76.6%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 649
Participation
70.3%
2% below average
Rank 424 of 649
452
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
415
590 eligible divisions
233
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
193
46.5% of votes cast
219
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
222
53.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% 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
10
-73.7 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 649
27
-118.9 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 649
Contributions
10
-135.9 vs Commons average
Rank 624 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
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4% below average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29% below average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#3
Housing
28 of 32 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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