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Sir Christopher Chope vs Lewis Cocking

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

Photograph of Sir Christopher Chope
Sir Christopher Chope
Con Christchurch
vs
Photograph of Lewis Cocking
Lewis Cocking
Con Broxbourne

Voting alignment

Sir Christopher Chope and Lewis Cocking voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 231 shared comparable votes.

230 same votes 1 different votes 231 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
26 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
26 Aye 51 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
2 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
26 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
26 Aye 51 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

59.4 %
13 % below average
Rank 579 of 649
Participation
77.9 %
5 % above average
Rank 250 of 649
1,402
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
448
575 eligible divisions
596
42.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
204
45.5 % of votes cast
806
57.5 % of votes cast
No votes
244
54.5 % of votes cast
73
5.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650
Appearances
105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 650
42
-96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 530 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

£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£181,438
all imported IPSA years
£249,241
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£181,438
20 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
304
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

Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Tax
220 of 321 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
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