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Lewis Cocking vs Edward Argar

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 Edward Argar
Edward Argar
Con Melton and Syston

Voting alignment

Lewis Cocking and Edward Argar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 425 shared comparable votes.

425 same votes 0 different votes 425 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
34 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
34 Aye 53 No
24 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
8 Aye 30 No
10 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
34 Aye 53 No
24 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
8 Aye 30 No
10 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

78.0%
5% above average
Rank 246 of 649
Participation
89.9%
17% above average
Rank 20 of 649
460
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,136
2,376 eligible divisions
211
45.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,016
47.6% of votes cast
249
54.1% of votes cast
No votes
1,120
52.4% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

116
+32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 649
Appearances
83
-0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 649
161
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649
Contributions
129
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£181,438
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
£181,438
20% below average
Latest expenses
£201,413
11% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Migration
164 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
45 of 47 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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