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Esther McVey vs Lewis Cocking

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

Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton
vs
Photograph of Lewis Cocking
Lewis Cocking
Con Broxbourne

Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Lewis Cocking voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 249 shared comparable votes.

249 same votes 0 different votes 249 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
21 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
21 Aye 31 No
16 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
4 Aye 25 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
21 Aye 31 No
16 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
4 Aye 25 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 519 of 649
Participation
77.9 %
5 % above average
Rank 250 of 649
1,364
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
448
575 eligible divisions
624
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
204
45.5 % of votes cast
740
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
244
54.5 % of votes cast
54
4.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

104
+26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
Appearances
105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 650
145
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650
Contributions
155
+16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£181,438
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£181,438
20 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
62 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Trade
68 of 87 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Transport
67 of 88 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
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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