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Mr Richard Holden vs Lewis Cocking

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

Photograph of Mr Richard Holden
Mr Richard Holden
Con Basildon and Billericay
vs
Photograph of Lewis Cocking
Lewis Cocking
Con Broxbourne

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Lewis Cocking voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 356 shared comparable votes.

356 same votes 0 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
33 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
33 Aye 49 No
18 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
33 Aye 49 No
18 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

79.4%
7% above average
Rank 214 of 649
Participation
78.0%
5% above average
Rank 246 of 649
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
460
590 eligible divisions
645
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
211
45.9% of votes cast
672
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
249
54.1% of votes cast
2
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-39.7 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 649
Appearances
116
+32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 649
64
-81.9 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 649
Contributions
161
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,267,818
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£181,438
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47% above average
Latest expenses
£181,438
20% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
6
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

Foreign Affairs
49 of 50 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Trade
47 of 53 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 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
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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