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Michael Payne vs Sir Jeremy Wright

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 Jeremy Wright
Sir Jeremy Wright
Con Kenilworth and Southam

Voting alignment

Michael Payne and Sir Jeremy Wright voted the same way 0% of the time, based on 240 shared comparable votes.

0 same votes 240 different votes 240 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
43 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
32 Aye 43 No
19 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
32 Aye 43 No
19 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

76.6%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 649
Participation
70.1%
3% below average
Rank 428 of 649
452
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,665
2,376 eligible divisions
233
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
779
46.8% of votes cast
219
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
886
53.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

24
-59.7 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 649
Appearances
85
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 649
27
-118.9 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 649
Contributions
108
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 318 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
£2,739,090
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4% below average
Latest expenses
£295,447
31% above average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
194 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Housing
57 of 67 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
49 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
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
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
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