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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.

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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 291 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 290 different votes 291 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
34 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
41 Aye 34 No
7 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
29 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
34 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
41 Aye 34 No
7 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
29 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
8 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

69.0 %
4 % below average
Rank 450 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 272 of 649
397
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
442
575 eligible divisions
190
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
230
52.0 % of votes cast
207
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
212
48.0 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

79
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 649
Appearances
25
-53.0 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 649
105
-33.4 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 649
Contributions
28
-110.4 vs Commons average
Rank 575 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£194,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£194,714
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4 % below average
18
5 registered categories
Registered interests
11
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
38 of 39 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Tax
87 of 111 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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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