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Catherine West vs Mike Tapp

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


Voting alignment

Catherine West and Mike Tapp voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 295 shared comparable votes.

293 same votes 2 different votes 295 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
37 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
37 Aye 31 No
18 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
37 Aye 31 No
18 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

73.9%
2% above average
Rank 332 of 650
Participation
75.9%
4% above average
Rank 288 of 650
1,787
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
479
631 eligible divisions
967
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
49.9% of votes cast
820
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
240
50.1% of votes cast
8
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650
Appearances
60
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 650
67
-97.6 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 650
Contributions
122
-42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,918
all imported IPSA years
£264,778
17% above average
Latest expenses
£191,918
15% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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
86 of 96 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
#5
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API