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Sir Geoffrey Cox vs David Taylor

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

Photograph of Sir Geoffrey Cox
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Con Torridge and Tavistock
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Photograph of David Taylor
David Taylor
Lab Hemel Hempstead

Voting alignment

Sir Geoffrey Cox and David Taylor voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 196 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 195 different votes 196 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
15 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
33 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
33 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

66.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 497 of 648
Participation
85.4 %
12 % above average
Rank 104 of 648
1,542
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
526 eligible divisions
718
46.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
228
50.8 % of votes cast
824
53.4 % of votes cast
No votes
221
49.2 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

4
-56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 648
Appearances
31
-29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 648
9
-100.3 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 648
Contributions
36
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 521 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£181,421
all imported IPSA years
£264,705
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£181,421
20 % below average
13
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
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

Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Trade
71 of 88 votes
#2
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Migration
125 of 169 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
43 of 59 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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