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Josh MacAlister vs Lewis Cocking

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

Photograph of Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington
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Photograph of Lewis Cocking
Lewis Cocking
Con Broxbourne

Voting alignment

Josh MacAlister and Lewis Cocking voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 375 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 367 different votes 375 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
7 Aye 8 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
21 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
51 Aye 35 No
Tax 1% aligned 86 shared votes
34 Aye 52 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
7 Aye 28 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 9 No
Transport 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

82.3 %
10 % above average
Rank 153 of 649
Participation
77.9 %
5 % above average
Rank 250 of 649
473
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
448
575 eligible divisions
239
50.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
204
45.5 % of votes cast
234
49.5 % of votes cast
No votes
244
54.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

77
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 650
Appearances
105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 650
212
+73.7 vs Commons average
Rank 111 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

£223,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£181,438
all imported IPSA years
£223,568
1 % below average
Latest expenses
£181,438
20 % below average
7
4 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Education
49 of 50 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
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