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Michael Payne

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Gedling · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: michael.payne.mp@parliament.uk

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
75.3%
475 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
74 meetings attended
Debate contributions
43
in the 7 year window
Written questions
71
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
2
current

Biography

Michael Payne is the Labour MP for Gedling, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Gedling4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Newark

Voting participation

Participation rate
75.3%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
475

joint 292nd of 650 current MPs (6 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Michael Payne voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 98.6%98.6%2025: 76.4%76.4%2026: 66.5%66.5%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236157 66.5%
2025322246 76.4%
20247372 98.6%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631475 75.3%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
43
Written questions
71
Oral questions
3
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
74

joint 481st of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Michael Payne: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0132538502024: 121220242025: 171720252026: 42422026
Oral questions per year
Michael Payne: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.00.51.01.52.02024: 1120242025: 2220252026: 002026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 16 13 42 0 0 0 0
2025 23 13 17 2 0 0 0
2024 4 4 12 1 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Child-like Sexual Abuse Dolls (Offences) Bill Member 14 October 2026 – no published attendance
Public Accounts Committee Member 28 October 2024 74 of 74 100.0%

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
43
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
30
distinct debates

632nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Michael Payne: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year061319252024: 4420242025: 232320252026: 16162026
Debates participated in per year
Michael Payne: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year051015202024: 4420242025: 131320252026: 13132026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for Gedling
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Public Accounts Committee

  2. 2026

    • – Joined Child-like Sexual Abuse Dolls (Offences) Bill

Constituency: Gedling

Gedling constituency boundary
Area
63.9 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 11,881
Electorate
77,006 · turnout 63.3%
Postcode areas
NG14, NG2, NG3, NG4, NG5, NG6

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.