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Blake Stephenson vs Lewis Cocking

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

Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire
vs
Photograph of Lewis Cocking
Lewis Cocking
Con Broxbourne

Voting alignment

Blake Stephenson and Lewis Cocking voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 405 shared comparable votes.

405 same votes 0 different votes 405 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
36 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
36 Aye 47 No
21 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
9 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
36 Aye 47 No
21 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
9 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
Participation
78.0%
5% above average
Rank 246 of 649
421
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
460
590 eligible divisions
191
45.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
211
45.9% of votes cast
230
54.6% of votes cast
No votes
249
54.1% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

85
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 649
Appearances
116
+32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 649
165
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649
Contributions
161
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£203,629
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£181,438
all imported IPSA years
£203,629
10% below average
Latest expenses
£181,438
20% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Tax
92 of 112 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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