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Keir Mather vs Sir Geoffrey Cox

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

Photograph of Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby
vs
Photograph of Sir Geoffrey Cox
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Con Torridge and Tavistock

Voting alignment

Keir Mather and Sir Geoffrey Cox voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 249 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 243 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
5 Aye 10 No
Migration 20% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
32 Aye 14 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
14 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
2 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 14 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
14 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
2 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 310 of 650
Participation
66.3 %
6 % below average
Rank 499 of 650
579
771 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,558
2,351 eligible divisions
284
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
731
46.9 % of votes cast
295
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
827
53.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 20 Jul 2023
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

89
+17.0 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 650
Appearances
6
-66.0 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 650
331
+203.0 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 650
Contributions
11
-117.0 vs Commons average
Rank 619 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£451,152
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
£306,391
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,705
17 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
49 of 51 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Transport
31 of 33 votes
#2
Trade
72 of 89 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#4
Migration
125 of 169 votes
NHS / Health
12 of 14 votes
#5
Defence
52 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
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