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Dr Scott Arthur vs Lewis Cocking

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

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Dr Scott Arthur
Lab Edinburgh South West
vs
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Lewis Cocking
Con Broxbourne

Voting alignment

Dr Scott Arthur and Lewis Cocking voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 397 shared comparable votes.

21 same votes 376 different votes 397 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 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 8 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
48 Aye 37 No
Tax 1% aligned 85 shared votes
36 Aye 49 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

82.2%
10% above average
Rank 154 of 649
Participation
78.0%
5% above average
Rank 246 of 649
485
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
460
590 eligible divisions
237
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
211
45.9% of votes cast
248
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
249
54.1% of votes cast
12
2.5% 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

182
+98.3 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 649
Appearances
116
+32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 649
286
+140.1 vs Commons average
Rank 67 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

£173,383
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£181,438
all imported IPSA years
£173,383
23% below average
Latest expenses
£181,438
20% below average
4
2 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 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: 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 Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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 77 20 Jun 2025
No
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