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Sir Julian Lewis vs Michael Payne

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

Photograph of Sir Julian Lewis
Sir Julian Lewis
Con New Forest East
vs
Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Sir Julian Lewis and Michael Payne voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 326 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 323 different votes 326 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
14 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
35 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
49 Aye 35 No
13 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
49 Aye 35 No
13 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

80.0 %
7 % above average
Rank 218 of 648
Participation
77.4 %
4 % above average
Rank 267 of 648
1,850
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
407
526 eligible divisions
868
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
217
53.3 % of votes cast
982
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
190
46.7 % of votes cast
41
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

278
+218.1 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 648
Appearances
15
-44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 648
370
+262.1 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 648
Contributions
16
-91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,159,138
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£212,155
6 % below average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
3 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

Brexit / EU
193 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Trade
80 of 88 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 75 votes
#4
Education
48 of 49 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 65 votes
#5
Defence
21 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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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