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Mike Tapp vs Rebecca Paul

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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Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate

Voting alignment

Mike Tapp and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 307 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 298 different votes 307 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 4 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
38 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
28 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
28 Aye 38 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 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
78.8%
6% above average
Rank 226 of 649
454
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
465
590 eligible divisions
226
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
209
44.9% of votes cast
228
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
256
55.1% of votes cast
3
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

58
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 649
Appearances
103
+20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 154 of 649
120
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 649
Contributions
150
+6.5 vs Commons average
Rank 203 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£191,918
15% below average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#5
Housing
28 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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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