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Mims Davies vs Michael Payne

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Mims Davies
Mims Davies
Con East Grinstead and Uckfield
vs
Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Mims Davies and Michael Payne voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 356 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 353 different votes 356 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 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
39 Aye 55 No
Tax 0% aligned 94 shared votes
55 Aye 39 No
13 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 55 No
Tax 0% aligned 94 shared votes
55 Aye 39 No
13 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

88.6%
16% above average
Rank 35 of 649
Participation
76.2%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
2,096
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
442
580 eligible divisions
998
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
230
52.0% of votes cast
1,098
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
212
48.0% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

86
+7.3 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 649
Appearances
22
-56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 649
109
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 649
Contributions
25
-112.1 vs Commons average
Rank 582 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,871,353
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£272,930
21% above average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#3
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Migration
162 of 171 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#5
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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