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Sir Gavin Williamson vs Lewis Cocking

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

Photograph of Sir Gavin Williamson
Sir Gavin Williamson
Con Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
vs
Photograph of Lewis Cocking
Lewis Cocking
Con Broxbourne

Voting alignment

Sir Gavin Williamson and Lewis Cocking voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

354 same votes 1 different votes 355 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
31 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
31 Aye 52 No
8 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
8 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
31 Aye 52 No
8 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
8 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

78.3%
6% above average
Rank 235 of 649
Participation
78.0%
5% above average
Rank 246 of 649
1,860
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
460
590 eligible divisions
889
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
211
45.9% of votes cast
971
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
249
54.1% of votes cast
8
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
-10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 649
Appearances
116
+32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 649
90
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 371 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

£2,645,311
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£181,438
all imported IPSA years
£278,816
23% above average
Latest expenses
£181,438
20% below average
10
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
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
200 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
155 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Transport
83 of 95 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Trade
78 of 91 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Housing
57 of 67 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
No
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
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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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