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Michael Payne vs Priti Patel

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 Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Michael Payne and Priti Patel voted the same way 0% of the time, based on 294 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 293 different votes 294 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
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
48 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
35 Aye 48 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
0 Aye 28 No
19 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
35 Aye 48 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
0 Aye 28 No
19 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 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
61.8%
11% below average
Rank 557 of 650
463
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,487
2,405 eligible divisions
239
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
679
45.7% of votes cast
224
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
808
54.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

24
-64.0 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 650
Appearances
70
-18.0 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 650
27
-126.4 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650
Contributions
96
-57.4 vs Commons average
Rank 369 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
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4% below average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8% above average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
Brexit / EU
189 of 212 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#2
Trade
73 of 94 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#3
Housing
52 of 67 votes
Transport
28 of 30 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Tax
103 of 114 votes
#5
Tax
218 of 324 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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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