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Mike Tapp vs Esther McVey

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

Photograph of Mike Tapp
Mike Tapp
Lab Dover and Deal
vs
Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Mike Tapp and Esther McVey voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 210 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 207 different votes 210 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
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
32 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
21 Aye 32 No
18 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
21 Aye 32 No
18 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

76.6 %
4 % above average
Rank 277 of 650
Participation
64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 521 of 650
431
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,356
2,094 eligible divisions
216
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
621
45.8 % of votes cast
215
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
735
54.2 % of votes cast
3
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
54
4.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

39
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
Appearances
90
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650
90
-35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650
Contributions
111
-14.8 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£191,918
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£191,918
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 85 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API