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Michael Payne vs Steve Reed

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 Steve Reed
Steve Reed
Lab Streatham and Croydon North

Voting alignment

Michael Payne and Steve Reed voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 212 shared comparable votes.

212 same votes 0 different votes 212 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
38 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
38 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
38 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

76.8%
4% above average
Rank 271 of 650
Participation
62.0%
11% below average
Rank 558 of 650
457
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,476
2,381 eligible divisions
235
51.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
863
58.5% of votes cast
222
48.6% of votes cast
No votes
613
41.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

24
-61.2 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 650
Appearances
46
-39.2 vs Commons average
Rank 481 of 650
27
-121.6 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 650
Contributions
410
+261.4 vs Commons average
Rank 36 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
£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4% below average
Latest expenses
£293,477
30% above average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
61 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
5 of 5 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#5
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 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
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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