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Sir Geoffrey Cox vs Kate Dearden

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
vs
Photograph of Kate Dearden
Kate Dearden
Lab Halifax

Voting alignment

Sir Geoffrey Cox and Kate Dearden voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 174 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 173 different votes 174 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 7 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 44 shared votes
32 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 44 shared votes
32 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

66.5 %
7 % below average
Rank 498 of 647
Participation
87.9 %
15 % above average
Rank 56 of 647
1,544
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
537 eligible divisions
720
46.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
233
49.4 % of votes cast
824
53.4 % of votes cast
No votes
239
50.6 % 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
-59.7 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 647
Appearances
45
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 647
9
-104.8 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 647
Contributions
107
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£175,203
all imported IPSA years
£264,705
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£175,203
23 % below average
13
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
2 registered categories
1
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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 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
NHS / Health
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
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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