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Michael Payne vs Rebecca Paul

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 Rebecca Paul
Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate

Voting alignment

Michael Payne and Rebecca Paul 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
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
41 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
31 Aye 41 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
7 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
31 Aye 41 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
7 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 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
78.7%
6% above average
Rank 227 of 650
463
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
487
619 eligible divisions
239
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
223
45.8% of votes cast
224
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
264
54.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

24
-64.0 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 650
Appearances
102
+14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 650
27
-126.4 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650
Contributions
150
-3.4 vs Commons average
Rank 221 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4% below average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45% below average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
16 of 17 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Transport
28 of 30 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Tax
103 of 114 votes
#5
Housing
28 of 32 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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