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Michael Payne vs Rachel Hopkins

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 Rachel Hopkins
Rachel Hopkins
Lab Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Michael Payne and Rachel Hopkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 431 shared comparable votes.

431 same votes 0 different votes 431 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
59 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 100 shared votes
59 Aye 41 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 100 shared votes
59 Aye 41 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 272 of 649
Participation
84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 102 of 649
442
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,393
1,643 eligible divisions
230
52.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
742
53.3 % of votes cast
212
48.0 % of votes cast
No votes
651
46.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

25
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 650
Appearances
89
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 650
28
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 575 of 650
Contributions
104
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 299 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
£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£253,152
12 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Housing
52 of 53 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Education
65 of 69 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#4
Migration
143 of 154 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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