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Neil O'Brien vs Michael Payne

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

Photograph of Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
vs
Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Neil O'Brien and Michael Payne voted the same way 0% of the time, based on 307 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 306 different votes 307 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
13 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
32 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
48 Aye 32 No
13 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
48 Aye 32 No
13 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 101 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 272 of 649
1,786
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
442
575 eligible divisions
881
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
230
52.0 % of votes cast
905
50.7 % 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
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

16
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
Appearances
25
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 650
23
-115.3 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 650
Contributions
28
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 575 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£311,946
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
11
2 registered categories
0
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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
66 of 71 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Trade
80 of 87 votes
#5
Education
48 of 50 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
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