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Mike Tapp vs Kirsty Blackman

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
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Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Mike Tapp and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 42% of the time, based on 136 shared comparable votes.

57 same votes 79 different votes 136 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
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 78% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 6 No
Migration 75% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 70% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 2 No
Transport 50% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 38% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 4 No
Energy 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
27 Aye 14 No
Tax 17% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 11 No
Benefits 35% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 38% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

76.9%
4% above average
Rank 268 of 649
Participation
55.9%
17% below average
Rank 601 of 649
454
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,328
2,376 eligible divisions
226
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
757
57.0% of votes cast
228
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
571
43.0% of votes cast
3
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

58
-25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 649
Appearances
88
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 649
120
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 649
Contributions
129
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£191,918
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£191,918
15% below average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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