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Sam Carling vs Mike Tapp

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


Voting alignment

Sam Carling and Mike Tapp voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 414 shared comparable votes.

412 same votes 2 different votes 414 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
57 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
57 Aye 39 No
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
57 Aye 39 No
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

89.2%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 649
Participation
76.9%
4% above average
Rank 268 of 649
526
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
454
590 eligible divisions
275
52.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
226
49.8% of votes cast
251
47.7% of votes cast
No votes
228
50.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.7% 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 386 of 649
Appearances
58
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 649
76
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 649
Contributions
120
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£150,223
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,918
all imported IPSA years
£150,223
34% below average
Latest expenses
£191,918
15% below average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API