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Gareth Bacon vs Mike Tapp

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

Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington
vs
Photograph of Mike Tapp
Mike Tapp
Lab Dover and Deal

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Mike Tapp voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 362 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 355 different votes 362 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
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 3 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
34 Aye 55 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
55 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 55 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
55 Aye 34 No
7 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
25 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

87.6%
15% above average
Rank 48 of 650
Participation
75.5%
3% above average
Rank 294 of 650
1,478
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
468
620 eligible divisions
727
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
231
49.4% of votes cast
751
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
237
50.6% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-28.0 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
Appearances
58
-35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 650
117
-45.0 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Contributions
120
-42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 325 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,918
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19% above average
Latest expenses
£191,918
15% below average
2
2 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

Brexit / EU
64 of 64 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
55 of 56 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 70 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
#5
Energy
18 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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