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Priti Patel vs Mike Tapp

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

Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham
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Photograph of Mike Tapp
Mike Tapp
Lab Dover and Deal

Voting alignment

Priti Patel and Mike Tapp voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 261 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 255 different votes 261 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
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
30 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
46 Aye 30 No
10 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
0 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
19 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
46 Aye 30 No
10 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
0 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
19 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 559 of 650
Participation
76.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 280 of 650
1,453
2,351 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
565 eligible divisions
660
45.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
216
50.1 % of votes cast
793
54.6 % of votes cast
No votes
215
49.9 % of votes cast
14
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.7 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-8.4 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Appearances
39
-32.4 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650
86
-40.8 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 650
Contributions
90
-36.8 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,918
all imported IPSA years
£244,429
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£191,918
15 % below average
14
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
12
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

Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
51 of 66 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Trade
68 of 89 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#4
Migration
10 of 11 votes
Tax
217 of 321 votes
#5
Energy
18 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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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