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Lewis Cocking vs Dr Simon Opher

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

Photograph of Lewis Cocking
Lewis Cocking
Con Broxbourne
vs
Photograph of Dr Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Lewis Cocking and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 356 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 349 different votes 356 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 9 No
Benefits 21% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
21 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
36 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
48 Aye 36 No
13 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
48 Aye 36 No
13 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 252 of 650
Participation
79.6 %
7 % above average
Rank 205 of 650
436
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
558 eligible divisions
200
45.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
211
47.5 % of votes cast
236
54.1 % of votes cast
No votes
233
52.5 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
7
1.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

90
+22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650
Appearances
37
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
137
+17.4 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
Contributions
57
-62.6 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£181,438
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£181,438
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 5 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Tax
92 of 108 votes
#5
Defence
32 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
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