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Lucy Powell vs Mike Tapp

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


Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Mike Tapp voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 362 shared comparable votes.

360 same votes 2 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
48 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
48 Aye 32 No
17 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
48 Aye 32 No
17 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

66.2%
6% below average
Rank 496 of 650
Participation
75.9%
4% above average
Rank 288 of 650
1,601
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
479
631 eligible divisions
898
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
49.9% of votes cast
703
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
240
50.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

26
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
Appearances
60
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 650
257
+92.5 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 650
Contributions
122
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,427,436
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,918
all imported IPSA years
£250,940
11% above average
Latest expenses
£191,918
15% below average
13
5 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

Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#5
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API