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Paul Davies vs Michael Payne

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

Photograph of Paul Davies
Paul Davies
Lab Colne Valley
vs
Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Paul Davies and Michael Payne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 413 shared comparable votes.

413 same votes 0 different votes 413 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
59 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 99 shared votes
59 Aye 40 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 99 shared votes
59 Aye 40 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

94.3 %
22 % above average
Rank 3 of 650
Participation
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 264 of 650
526
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
558 eligible divisions
271
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
225
52.2 % of votes cast
255
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
206
47.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 650
Appearances
20
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 650
49
-75.8 vs Commons average
Rank 481 of 650
Contributions
21
-103.8 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£194,533
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£194,533
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4 % below average
0
0 registered categories
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

Education
49 of 49 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Defence
33 of 33 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#4
Education
48 of 49 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#5
Transport
25 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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