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Rishi Sunak vs Sir Geoffrey Cox

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

Photograph of Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak
Con Richmond and Northallerton
vs
Photograph of Sir Geoffrey Cox
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Con Torridge and Tavistock

Voting alignment

Rishi Sunak and Sir Geoffrey Cox voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 836 shared comparable votes.

830 same votes 6 different votes 836 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
40 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 112 shared votes
40 Aye 72 No
40 Aye 36 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 76 shared votes
40 Aye 36 No
34 Aye 20 No
Trade 100% aligned 54 shared votes
34 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 24 No
Transport 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 12 No
Migration 97% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
50 Aye 104 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 154 shared votes
51 Aye 103 No
40 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 112 shared votes
40 Aye 72 No
40 Aye 36 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 76 shared votes
40 Aye 36 No
34 Aye 20 No
Trade 100% aligned 54 shared votes
34 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

41.8%
31% below average
Rank 632 of 650
Participation
65.7%
7% below average
Rank 505 of 650
1,005
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,405 eligible divisions
454
45.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
747
47.2% of votes cast
551
54.8% of votes cast
No votes
834
52.8% of votes cast
4
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

44
-44.8 vs Commons average
Rank 507 of 650
Appearances
15
-73.8 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 650
53
-101.6 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
Contributions
23
-131.6 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,536,845
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
£166,813
26% below average
Latest expenses
£264,705
17% above average
15
5 registered categories
Registered interests
16
3 registered categories
9
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

Brexit / EU
167 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
Trade
61 of 94 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
Foreign Affairs
47 of 82 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 94 votes
Transport
52 of 96 votes
#4
Migration
126 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
20 of 49 votes
#5
Defence
52 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
No rebel
Aye rebel
Agriculture Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 2 (Neil Parish) 13 May 2020
No
No
UK's withdrawal from the EU: Prime Minister's motion 14 Mar 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye rebel
Aye
Immigration Bill Lords Amdt 87: Motion to disagree 25 Apr 2016
Migration
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API