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Michael Payne vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Michael Payne and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 311 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 309 different votes 311 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
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
54 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
31 Aye 54 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
31 Aye 54 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 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
75.0%
3% above average
Rank 307 of 650
463
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,803
2,405 eligible divisions
239
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
852
47.3% of votes cast
224
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
951
52.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

24
-64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
Appearances
180
+91.2 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 650
27
-127.6 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 650
Contributions
200
+45.4 vs Commons average
Rank 152 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4% below average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4% below average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
188 of 212 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Transport
28 of 30 votes
#4
Tax
257 of 324 votes
Tax
103 of 114 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 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
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