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Sarah Edwards vs Lewis Cocking

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

Photograph of Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth
vs
Photograph of Lewis Cocking
Lewis Cocking
Con Broxbourne

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Lewis Cocking voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 300 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 297 different votes 300 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
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
51 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
29 Aye 51 No
23 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
29 Aye 51 No
23 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
1 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

63.2 %
10 % below average
Rank 537 of 649
Participation
77.9 %
5 % above average
Rank 250 of 649
470
744 eligible divisions
Total votes
448
575 eligible divisions
263
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
204
45.5 % of votes cast
207
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
244
54.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 10 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 650
Appearances
105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 650
56
-82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650
Contributions
155
+16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£322,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£181,438
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£181,438
20 % below average
1
1 registered category
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

Democracy / Parliament
12 of 12 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Tax
97 of 138 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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