Topic

Cost of Living

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At a glance

Cost of Living currently covers 10 imported Commons divisions tagged by local title keyword rules. Of those, 4 passed and 6 were rejected. The most recent — “Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026” (22 Apr 2026) — passed. The largest party vote sample shown here is Labour with 697 recorded votes. Topic labels are local Ayes and Noes analysis, not official Commons categories.

Topic snapshot

Current signals from tagged divisions, party votes, and MP participation.

Tagged divisions 10
Matched by local topic rules
Recent divisions shown 10
Latest tagged divisions on this page
Largest party sample 697
Lab Labour
Highest MP participation 90.0 %
Ben Lake

Party breakdown

How parties vote on Cost of Living divisions.

Party Votes Aye %
Lab Labour 697
100.0%
Con Conservative 586
24.6%
LD Liberal Democrat 104
100.0%
SNP Scottish National Party 35
85.7%
DUP Democratic Unionist Party 20
35.0%
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Recent divisions

Latest Commons divisions tagged as Cost of Living.

Division Ayes Noes
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
380 7
Opposition Day: Cost of living and Brexit Opposition 14 Jun 2023
43 260
Opposition Day: Cost of living: Government Amendment Opposition 16 May 2023
283 47
Opposition Day: Cost of living Opposition 16 May 2023
45 287
Opposition Day: Cost of living increases: Prime Minister's amendment Opposition 25 Apr 2023
285 0
Opposition Day: Cost of living increases Opposition 25 Apr 2023
214 288
Energy Prices Bill Committee: Amendment 2 17 Oct 2022
229 303
Energy Prices Bill Committee: New Clause 18 17 Oct 2022
61 304
Energy Prices Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Oct 2022
227 302
Opposition Day: Increases in the cost of living Opposition 24 Jan 2022
57 0

Lowest participation*

Current MPs with the lowest participation rate in this topic (minimum 3 eligible divisions).

# MP Rate
1 Debbie Abrahams Labour 0.0 % 0/10
2 Kate Osamor Labour (Co-op) 0.0 % 0/10
3 Priti Patel Conservative 0.0 % 0/10
4 Rachel Reeves Labour 0.0 % 0/10
5 Rishi Sunak Conservative 0.0 % 0/10
6 Sir Jeremy Hunt Conservative 0.0 % 0/10
7 Suella Braverman Reform UK 0.0 % 0/10
8 Andrew Rosindell Reform UK 10.0 % 1/10
9 Andy McDonald Labour 10.0 % 1/10
10 Bridget Phillipson Labour 10.0 % 1/10

* Sinn Féin MPs and the Speaker are excluded from low-participation rankings because they generally do not take part in Commons divisions in the same way as party MPs.

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FAQs

What is the Cost of Living topic?

Cost of Living is a local Ayes and Noes topic assigned to Commons divisions whose titles match curated keyword rules. Source

How many Cost of Living divisions are tagged?

10 imported Commons divisions are currently tagged as Cost of Living. Source

Where does topic data come from?

Division titles and vote data come from the Commons Votes API. Topic labels are assigned locally from title keyword rules because the Commons Votes API does not provide topic categories. Source