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Bob Blackman vs Mike Tapp

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

Photograph of Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East
vs
Photograph of Mike Tapp
Mike Tapp
Lab Dover and Deal

Voting alignment

Bob Blackman and Mike Tapp voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 335 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 325 different votes 335 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
8 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
19 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
33 Aye 56 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
56 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 56 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
56 Aye 33 No
13 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 50 of 649
Participation
76.7 %
4 % above average
Rank 274 of 649
2,072
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
441
575 eligible divisions
972
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
222
50.3 % of votes cast
1,100
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
219
49.7 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.7 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

145
+66.5 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 649
Appearances
56
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 649
172
+32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 649
Contributions
119
-20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,918
all imported IPSA years
£312,612
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£191,918
15 % below average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
8
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
211 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Trade
87 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Defence
66 of 71 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes
#5
Energy
18 of 20 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
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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