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Michael Payne vs Saqib Bhatti

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 Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Michael Payne and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 337 different votes 339 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
12 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
48 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
31 Aye 48 No
32 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
4 Aye 32 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
31 Aye 48 No
32 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
4 Aye 32 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 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
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 173 of 650
463
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,371
1,687 eligible divisions
239
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
679
49.5% of votes cast
224
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
692
50.5% 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
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

24
-64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
Appearances
92
+3.2 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 650
27
-127.6 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 650
Contributions
123
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 296 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
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4% below average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20% above average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 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
32 of 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
64 of 64 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#2
Trade
53 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 63 votes
Transport
28 of 30 votes
#4
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Tax
103 of 114 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
159 of 178 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API