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Steve Darling vs Lewis Cocking

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

Photograph of Steve Darling
Steve Darling
LD Torbay
vs
Photograph of Lewis Cocking
Lewis Cocking
Con Broxbourne

Voting alignment

Steve Darling and Lewis Cocking voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 288 shared comparable votes.

229 same votes 59 different votes 288 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
30 Aye 38 No
Tax 97% aligned 68 shared votes
28 Aye 40 No
12 Aye 14 No
Education 96% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 10 No
Defence 94% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 5 No
Transport 85% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 17% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 6 No
Housing 57% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 485 of 650
Participation
77.8 %
5 % above average
Rank 252 of 650
377
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
438
563 eligible divisions
205
54.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
200
45.7 % of votes cast
172
45.6 % of votes cast
No votes
238
54.3 % of votes cast
6
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

126
+55.7 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Appearances
91
+20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 650
176
+51.1 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650
Contributions
140
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£235,469
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£181,438
all imported IPSA years
£235,469
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£181,438
20 % below average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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

Housing
26 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Crime / Justice
47 of 61 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#5
Tax
92 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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