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Lewis Cocking vs Priti Patel

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 Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Lewis Cocking and Priti Patel voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 331 shared comparable votes.

331 same votes 0 different votes 331 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
32 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
32 Aye 44 No
15 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
15 Aye 26 No
10 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
1 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
1 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
32 Aye 44 No
15 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
15 Aye 26 No
10 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
1 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
1 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 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
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 649
460
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,466
2,376 eligible divisions
211
45.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
666
45.4% of votes cast
249
54.1% of votes cast
No votes
800
54.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

116
+32.4 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 650
Appearances
68
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
161
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 650
Contributions
95
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 356 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
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£181,438
20% below average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
12
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
189 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Housing
52 of 67 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 322 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
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 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
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