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David Williams vs Lewis Cocking

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

Photograph of David Williams
David Williams
Lab Stoke-on-Trent North
vs
Photograph of Lewis Cocking
Lewis Cocking
Con Broxbourne

Voting alignment

David Williams and Lewis Cocking voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 408 shared comparable votes.

23 same votes 385 different votes 408 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 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
48 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
26 Aye 48 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
26 Aye 48 No
30 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
8 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

86.3%
14% above average
Rank 69 of 649
Participation
78.0%
5% above average
Rank 246 of 649
509
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
460
590 eligible divisions
260
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
211
45.9% of votes cast
249
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
249
54.1% of votes cast
15
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 649
Appearances
112
+29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 649
76
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 649
Contributions
157
+13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£176,534
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£181,438
all imported IPSA years
£176,534
22% below average
Latest expenses
£181,438
20% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
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