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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 237 shared comparable votes.

0 same votes 237 different votes 237 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 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 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 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 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

76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 272 of 649
Participation
70.4 %
2 % below average
Rank 421 of 649
442
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,662
2,361 eligible divisions
230
52.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
778
46.8 % of votes cast
212
48.0 % of votes cast
No votes
884
53.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

25
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 650
Appearances
79
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 650
28
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 575 of 650
Contributions
88
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 357 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
£2,739,090
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,447
31 % above average
11
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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
194 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Housing
56 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#4
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
49 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
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