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Shivani Raja vs Michael Payne

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

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Shivani Raja
Con Leicester East
vs
Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Shivani Raja and Michael Payne voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 299 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 296 different votes 299 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
12 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
46 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
28 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
46 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
28 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

63.4%
9% below average
Rank 536 of 649
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 649
374
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
452
590 eligible divisions
187
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
233
51.5% of votes cast
187
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
219
48.5% of votes cast
1
0.3% 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

16
-67.7 vs Commons average
Rank 608 of 649
Appearances
24
-59.7 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 649
18
-127.9 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 649
Contributions
27
-118.9 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£205,066
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£205,066
9% below average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4% below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
10
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

Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#3
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Transport
22 of 29 votes
#5
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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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