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Mike Tapp vs Sir Geoffrey Cox

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 Sir Geoffrey Cox
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Con Torridge and Tavistock

Voting alignment

Mike Tapp and Sir Geoffrey Cox voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 191 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 189 different votes 191 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
10 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
37 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
16 Aye 37 No
13 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
16 Aye 37 No
13 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 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
66.2 %
6 % below average
Rank 500 of 650
431
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,556
2,349 eligible divisions
216
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
730
46.9 % of votes cast
215
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
826
53.1 % of votes cast
3
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

39
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
Appearances
6
-64.9 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 650
90
-35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650
Contributions
11
-114.8 vs Commons average
Rank 619 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
£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
£191,918
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£264,705
17 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
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
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
Trade
72 of 89 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
125 of 169 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#5
Defence
51 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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 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
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API