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Michael Payne vs Richard Fuller

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Michael Payne
Lab Gedling
vs
Photograph of Richard Fuller
Richard Fuller
Con North Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Michael Payne and Richard Fuller voted the same way 0% of the time, based on 320 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 319 different votes 320 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
12 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
48 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
31 Aye 48 No
29 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
7 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
31 Aye 48 No
29 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
7 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 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
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 223 of 649
442
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,299
1,643 eligible divisions
230
52.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
612
47.1 % of votes cast
212
48.0 % of votes cast
No votes
687
52.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

25
-53.0 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 649
Appearances
33
-45.0 vs Commons average
Rank 534 of 649
28
-110.4 vs Commons average
Rank 575 of 649
Contributions
46
-92.4 vs Commons average
Rank 511 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
£2,221,578
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£273,108
21 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#4
Work / Employment
61 of 67 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
156 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API