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Sir Edward Leigh vs Lewis Cocking

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

Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough
vs
Photograph of Lewis Cocking
Lewis Cocking
Con Broxbourne

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Lewis Cocking voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 331 shared comparable votes.

330 same votes 1 different votes 331 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
28 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
28 Aye 50 No
22 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
28 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
28 Aye 50 No
22 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
Participation
77.9 %
5 % above average
Rank 250 of 649
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
448
575 eligible divisions
834
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
204
45.5 % of votes cast
937
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
244
54.5 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
Appearances
105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 650
184
+45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 140 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

£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£181,438
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£181,438
20 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
3
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
188 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Tax
256 of 321 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Migration
135 of 171 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
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: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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