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Sir James Cleverly vs Mike Tapp

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

Photograph of Sir James Cleverly
Sir James Cleverly
Con Braintree
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Photograph of Mike Tapp
Mike Tapp
Lab Dover and Deal

Voting alignment

Sir James Cleverly and Mike Tapp voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 273 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 269 different votes 273 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
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
29 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
48 Aye 29 No
9 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
48 Aye 29 No
9 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

69.7 %
3 % below average
Rank 440 of 647
Participation
77.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 270 of 647
1,618
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
415
537 eligible divisions
757
46.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
212
51.1 % of votes cast
861
53.2 % of votes cast
No votes
203
48.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.7 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

32
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 647
Appearances
37
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 647
45
-68.6 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 647
Contributions
88
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,020,933
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,918
all imported IPSA years
£266,795
18 % above average
Latest expenses
£191,918
15 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
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
191 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Transport
76 of 91 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 45 votes
#4
Migration
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
52 of 69 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
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
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
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
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API