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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.

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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 2% of the time, based on 321 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 316 different votes 321 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
Democracy / Parliament 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
31 Aye 54 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
54 Aye 31 No
9 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 54 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
54 Aye 31 No
9 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

69.8%
3% below average
Rank 427 of 650
Participation
75.9%
4% above average
Rank 288 of 650
1,687
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
479
631 eligible divisions
791
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
49.9% of votes cast
896
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
240
50.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

57
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
Appearances
60
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 650
100
-64.5 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 650
Contributions
122
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 650

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
0
0 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
192 of 212 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Transport
81 of 98 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Trade
76 of 94 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
#5
Energy
18 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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