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Michael Payne vs Shivani Raja

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 Shivani Raja
Shivani Raja
Con Leicester East

Voting alignment

Michael Payne and Shivani Raja voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 305 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 302 different votes 305 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
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
46 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
24 Aye 46 No
31 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
7 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
24 Aye 46 No
31 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
7 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 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
63.8%
9% below average
Rank 531 of 650
463
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
395
619 eligible divisions
239
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
199
50.4% of votes cast
224
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
196
49.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

24
-64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
Appearances
24
-64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 650
27
-127.6 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 650
Contributions
26
-128.6 vs Commons average
Rank 597 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
£205,066
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4% below average
Latest expenses
£205,066
9% below average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#3
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Transport
28 of 30 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Tax
103 of 114 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API