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Matt Western vs Mike Tapp

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


Voting alignment

Matt Western and Mike Tapp voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 351 shared comparable votes.

349 same votes 2 different votes 351 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
57 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
57 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
57 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

74.4%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 650
Participation
75.9%
4% above average
Rank 288 of 650
1,609
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
479
631 eligible divisions
897
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
49.9% of votes cast
712
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
240
50.1% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

100
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
Appearances
60
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 650
116
-48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 340 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

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,918
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£191,918
15% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API