Portrait of Mike Tapp

Mike Tapp

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Dover and Deal · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: mike.tapp.mp@parliament.uk

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
75.9%
479 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
1 meetings attended
Debate contributions
229
in the 7 year window
Written questions
15
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Mike Tapp is the Labour MP for Dover and Deal, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Dover and Deal4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)Government6 September 202522 July 2026

Voting participation

Participation rate
75.9%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
479

283rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Mike Tapp voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 93.2%93.2%2025: 81.7%81.7%2026: 62.7%62.7%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236148 62.7%
2025322263 81.7%
20247368 93.2%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631479 75.9%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
229
Written questions
15
Oral questions
13
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
1

joint 593rd of 650 current MPs (5 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Mike Tapp: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0358102024: 3320242025: 7720252026: 552026
Oral questions per year
Mike Tapp: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0358102024: 5520242025: 8820252026: 002026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 100 24 5 0 0 0 0
2025 105 41 7 8 0 0 0
2024 24 16 3 5 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

Committee membership history

1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
229
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
81
distinct debates

joint 427th of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Mike Tapp: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002024: 242420242025: 10510520252026: 1001002026
Debates participated in per year
Mike Tapp: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0132538502024: 161620242025: 414120252026: 24242026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for Dover and Deal
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Justice Committee
  2. 2025

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
  3. 2026

    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Constituency: Dover and Deal

Dover and Deal constituency boundary
Area
218.7 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 7,585
Electorate
76,406 · turnout 62.5%
Postcode areas
CT13, CT14, CT15, CT16, CT17, CT18, CT3, CT4

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.