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Michael Payne vs Sir Bernard Jenkin

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 Sir Bernard Jenkin
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Con Harwich and North Essex

Voting alignment

Michael Payne and Sir Bernard Jenkin voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 318 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 315 different votes 318 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
2 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
50 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
32 Aye 50 No
21 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
32 Aye 50 No
21 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 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
79.6%
7% above average
Rank 205 of 650
463
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,914
2,405 eligible divisions
239
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
910
47.5% of votes cast
224
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
1,004
52.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

24
-64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
Appearances
128
+39.2 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 650
27
-127.6 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 650
Contributions
218
+63.4 vs Commons average
Rank 128 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
£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4% below average
Latest expenses
£260,047
15% above average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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
205 of 212 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#2
Migration
158 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#3
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Transport
28 of 30 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Tax
103 of 114 votes
#5
Trade
84 of 94 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
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
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API