Portrait of Lewis Cocking

Lewis Cocking

Conservative Sitting MP

MP for Broxbourne · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Opposition Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)

Opposition Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: lewis.cocking.mp@parliament.uk

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
78.5%
495 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
52 meetings attended
Debate contributions
393
in the 7 year window
Written questions
288
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
3
current

Biography

Lewis Cocking is the Conservative MP for Broxbourne, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently undertakes the roles of Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government), and Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons).

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Broxbourne4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
78.5%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
495

joint 221st of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Lewis Cocking voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 80.8%80.8%2025: 73.9%73.9%2026: 83.9%83.9%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236198 83.9%
2025322238 73.9%
20247359 80.8%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631495 78.5%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
393
Written questions
288
Oral questions
21
Early day motions
1
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
52

joint 280th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Lewis Cocking: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0501001502002024: 353520242025: 18418420252026: 69692026
Oral questions per year
Lewis Cocking: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 3320242025: 131320252026: 552026
Early day motions per year
Lewis Cocking: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.00.30.50.81.02024: 0020242025: 0020252026: 112026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 127 64 69 5 1 0 0
2025 233 96 184 13 0 0 0
2024 33 24 35 3 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding etc) Bill Member 4 November 2026 – no published attendance
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Member 21 October 2024 52 of 52 100.0%
Social Housing Bill [Lords] Member 22 October 2026 – no published attendance

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Conservative average 99.9%

5 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
393
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
184
distinct debates

289th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Lewis Cocking: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0631251882502024: 333320242025: 23323320252026: 1271272026
Debates participated in per year
Lewis Cocking: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002024: 242420242025: 969620252026: 64642026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for Broxbourne
    • – Joined Conservative
    • – Joined Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
  2. 2026

    • – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
    • – Joined Social Housing Bill [Lords]
    • – Joined Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding etc) Bill

Constituency: Broxbourne

Broxbourne constituency boundary
Area
86.0 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Con Hold · majority 2,858
Electorate
75,210 · turnout 57.1%
Postcode areas
CM19, EN10, EN11, EN6, EN7, EN8, EN9, SG12, SG13

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.