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Nick Timothy vs Michael Payne

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

Photograph of Nick Timothy
Nick Timothy
Con West Suffolk
vs
Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Nick Timothy and Michael Payne voted the same way 0% of the time, based on 308 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 307 different votes 308 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
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
35 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
41 Aye 35 No
7 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 39 shared votes
32 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
41 Aye 35 No
7 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 39 shared votes
32 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

69.1%
3% below average
Rank 439 of 650
Participation
74.8%
2% above average
Rank 316 of 650
428
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
463
619 eligible divisions
206
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
51.6% of votes cast
222
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
224
48.4% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

84
-4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
Appearances
24
-64.0 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 650
125
-28.4 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Contributions
27
-126.4 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£199,214
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£199,214
12% below average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4% below average
22
5 registered categories
Registered interests
10
2 registered categories
2
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

Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#2
Education
48 of 50 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#3
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 10 votes
#5
Tax
103 of 114 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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