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Matt Bishop vs Lewis Cocking

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


Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Lewis Cocking voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 259 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 253 different votes 259 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
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
44 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
27 Aye 44 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
27 Aye 44 No
16 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

52.9%
20% below average
Rank 615 of 649
Participation
78.0%
5% above average
Rank 246 of 649
312
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
460
590 eligible divisions
145
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
211
45.9% of votes cast
167
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
249
54.1% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

32
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 649
Appearances
112
+29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 649
43
-100.5 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 649
Contributions
157
+13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£157,583
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£181,438
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£181,438
20% below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
0
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

Tax
77 of 112 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
NHS / Health
7 of 11 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API