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Sir Geoffrey Cox

Conservative MP for Torridge and Tavistock, since 5 May 2005

The Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Cox is the Conservative MP for Torridge and Tavistock, and has been an MP continually since 5 May 2005.

Scorecard

43.4% Attendance In the least-present tenth of MPs who vote
256 Votes cast out of 590 divisions
334 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Conservative MPs
53 Interests declared 35 at £5,000 or more
195 Debates spoken in 181 written questions tabled

Ranked 596 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.4%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

590 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
11 Sep 2026 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading No 270–286
11 Sep 2026 Closure motion No 293–218
10 Sep 2026 Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No vote 77–292
9 Sep 2026 Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 371–100
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 Aye 162–297
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 Aye 106–302
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 Aye 108–357
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 No vote 79–300
7 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 Aye 170–316
7 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 No vote 77–317
4 Sep 2026 Motion to sit in private No vote 1–79
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading No 411–102
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 No 85–427
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 Aye 105–410
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 Aye 166–346
15 Jul 2026 Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots deferred division No vote 330–109
15 Jul 2026 Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division No vote 330–109
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 Aye 104–412
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 Aye 102–409
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 No vote 93–323
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading No vote 264–90
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Aye 97–358
8 Jul 2026 Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 283–182
8 Jul 2026 Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 317–103
8 Jul 2026 Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 369–102

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

1. Employment and earnings

£11,050

Payment: £11,050
Received on: 31 July 2026. Hours: 13 hrs For work undertaken between 1 July and 31 July 2026..
(Registered 24 August 2026)

On the register since 8 Sep 2026

Payment: £3,000
Received on: 31 July 2026. Hours: 3 hrs For work undertaken between 1 June and 30 June 2026..
(Registered 24 August 2026)

On the register since 8 Sep 2026

Role, work or services: Legal services
Payer: Gherson LLP (Law firm), 17a-19 Harcourt Street, London, W1H 4HF
(Registered 24 August 2026)

On the register since 8 Sep 2026

£27,500

Payment: £27,500
Received on: 31 July 2026. Hours: 22 hrs For work undertaken between 1 January and 31 March 2026..
(Registered 24 August 2026)

On the register since 8 Sep 2026

Payment: £3,750
Received on: 15 July 2026. Hours: 3 hrs For work undertaken between 1 June and 30 June 2026.
(Registered 9 August 2026)

On the register since 18 Aug 2026

£11,050

Payment: £11,050
Received on: 1 July 2026. Hours: 13 hrs For work undertaken between 1 and 30 June 2026..
(Registered 24 July 2026)

On the register since 18 Aug 2026

Role, work or services: Legal services
Payer: Messrs Williams and Belliard (Attorneys at law), Unit 4, Arch Plaza, Leeward Highway, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
(Registered 24 July 2026)

On the register since 18 Aug 2026

£125,000

Payment: £125,000
Received on: 1 July 2026. Hours: 10 hrs For work undertaken between 1 and 30 June 2026 (and continuing).
(Registered 24 July 2026)

On the register since 18 Aug 2026

Role, work or services: Legal services
Payer: Etude A. O. Jankee (Law firm), 7th Floor, Newton tower, Sir William Newton Street, Port Louis 11328, Mauritius
(Registered 9 August 2026)

On the register since 18 Aug 2026

£55,000

Payment: £55,000
Received on: 15 July 2026. Hours: 20 hrs For work undertaken between 1 June and 31 July 2026.
(Registered 9 August 2026)

On the register since 18 Aug 2026

£11,050

Payment: £11,050
Received on: 15 June 2026. Hours: 13 hrs For work undertaken between 1 and 31 May 2026..
(Registered 8 July 2026)

On the register since 14 Jul 2026

£12,500

Payment: £12,500
Received on: 15 May 2026. Hours: 12 hrs For work undertaken between 1 March and 30 April 2026.
(Registered 9 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

£12,500

Payment: £12,500
Received on: 15 May 2026. Hours: 12 hrs For work undertaken between 1 March and 30 April 2026.
(Registered 9 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

£11,050

Payment: £11,050
Received on: 15 May 2026. Hours: 13 hrs For work undertaken between 1 April and 30 April 2026.
(Registered 9 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

£60,000

Payment: £60,000
Received on: 15 May 2026. Hours: 15 hrs For work undertaken between 1 April and 15 May 2026.
(Registered 10 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

£25,625

Payment: £25,625
Received on: 2 April 2026. Hours: 18 hrs For work undertaken between 1 March and 29 April 2026.
(Registered 27 April 2026)

On the register since 27 May 2026

£10,000

Payment: £10,000
Received on: 15 April 2026. Hours: 8 hrs For work undertaken between 1 and 31 March 2026.
(Registered 7 May 2026)

On the register since 19 May 2026

£11,050

Payment: £11,050
Received on: 15 April 2026. Hours: 13 hrs For work undertaken between 1 and 31 March 2026.
(Registered 7 May 2026)

On the register since 19 May 2026

£60,000

Payment: £60,000
Received on: 15 April 2026. Hours: 20 hrs For work undertaken from 1 April 2026 (and continuing).
(Registered 7 May 2026)

On the register since 19 May 2026

Role, work or services: Legal services
Payer: Janes Solicitors, Cording House, 34-35 St James Street, London SW1A 1HD
(Registered 7 May 2026)

On the register since 19 May 2026

£5,000

Payment: £5,000
Received on: 15 April 2026. Hours: 3.5 hrs For work undertaken between 1 and 15 April 2026.
(Registered 7 May 2026)

On the register since 19 May 2026

£20,000

Payment: £20,000
Received on: 16 March 2026. Hours: 14 hrs For work undertaken between 1 February and 16 March 2026.
(Registered 8 April 2026)

On the register since 14 Apr 2026

£11,050

Payment: £11,050
Received on: 16 March 2026. Hours: 13 hrs For work undertaken between 1 February and 28 February 2026.
(Registered 8 April 2026)

On the register since 14 Apr 2026

£60,000

Payment: £60,000
Received on: 16 March 2026. Hours: 40 hrs For work undertaken between 1 January and 31 March 2026.
(Registered 8 April 2026)

On the register since 14 Apr 2026

Role, work or services: Legal services
Payer: ABH Holdings SA (Banking Group Legal Department), 3 Boulevard du Prince Henri, L-1724, Luxembourg
(Registered 9 March 2026)

On the register since 8 Apr 2026

Role, work or services: Legal
Payer: Dentons Mauritius LLP (Law firm), Mezzanine, Ground and 3rd Floor, Les Jamalacs, Vieux Conseil Street, Port Louis, Mauritius
Additional information: Any payments will be listed below.
(Registered 4 March 2025)

On the register since 2 Apr 2026

£5,000

Payment: £5,000
Received on: 15 February 2026. Hours: 5 hrs For work undertaken between 1 December 2025 and 15 February 2026.
(Registered 9 March 2026)

On the register since 10 Mar 2026

£23,000

Payment: £23,000
Received on: 15 February 2026. Hours: 23 hrs For work undertaken between 1 September 2025 and 30 January 2026.
(Registered 9 March 2026)

On the register since 10 Mar 2026

£50,000

Payment: £50,000
Received on: 15 February 2026. Hours: 33 hrs For work undertaken between 5 January 2026 and 15 February 2026.
(Registered 9 March 2026)

On the register since 10 Mar 2026

£33,000

Payment: £33,000
Received on: 15 February 2026. Hours: 22 hrs For work undertaken between 31 December 2025 to 6 February 2026.
(Registered 9 March 2026)

On the register since 10 Mar 2026

Role, work or services: Legal services
Payer: Al Daar Al Mihnia Accounting and Legal Consultation LLC (Law firm), Office 2103, Addax Tower, Al Reem Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
(Registered 23 February 2026)

On the register since 24 Feb 2026

£110,591

Payment: £110,591.51
Received on: 31 January 2026. Hours: 50 hrs For work undertaken between 1 January and 27 February 2026 (and continuing).
(Registered 23 February 2026)

On the register since 24 Feb 2026

£7,500

Payment: £7,500
Received on: 14 January 2026. Hours: 7.5 hrs For work undertaken between 1 October and 31 December 2025.
(Registered 2 February 2026)

On the register since 3 Feb 2026

£11,050

Payment: £11,050
Received on: 14 January 2026. Hours: 13 hrs For work undertaken between 1 and 31 December 2025.
(Registered 2 February 2026)

On the register since 3 Feb 2026

Role, work or services: Legal services
Payer: Defence and Home Affairs Division, Prime Minister's Office, Republic of Mauritius, 7th Level, New Government Centre, Port Louis, Mauritius
(Registered 31 December 2025)

On the register since 2 Feb 2026

£47,500

Payment: £47,500
Received on: 14 December 2025. Hours: 40 hrs For work undertaken between 1 July and 30 November 2025.
(Registered 31 December 2025)

On the register since 6 Jan 2026

£11,050

Payment: £11,050
Received on: 1 December 2025. Hours: 13 hrs For work undertaken between 1 and 31 October 2025.
(Registered 22 December 2025)

On the register since 6 Jan 2026

Role, work or services: Legal services
Payer: Travers Thorp Alberga (Attorneys at law), Harbour Place, 2nd Floor, South Church Street, Grand Cayman, KY1-1106, Cayman Islands
(Registered 22 December 2025)

On the register since 6 Jan 2026

£27,500

Payment: £27,500
Received on: 1 December 2025. Hours: 22 hrs For work undertaken between 1 September and 30 November 2025.
(Registered 22 December 2025)

On the register since 6 Jan 2026

£11,050

Payment: £11,050
Received on: 14 December 2025. Hours: 13 hrs For work undertaken between 1 and 30 November 2025.
(Registered 31 December 2025)

On the register since 6 Jan 2026

£10,000

Payment: £10,000
Received on: 15 October 2025. Hours: 10 hrs For work undertaken between 22 September and 10 October 2025.
(Registered 9 November 2025)

On the register since 18 Nov 2025

£11,050

Payment: £11,050
Received on: 15 October 2025. Hours: 13 hrs For work undertaken between 1 and 30 September 2025.
(Registered 9 November 2025)

On the register since 18 Nov 2025

£7,000

Payment: £7,000
Received on: 15 September 2025. Hours: 6 hrs for work undertaken between 1 July 2025 and 31 July 2025.
(Registered 23 September 2025)

On the register since 8 Oct 2025

£6,000

Payment: £6,000
Received on: 15 September 2025. Hours: 6 hrs for work undertaken between 1 June 2025 and 31 July 2025.
(Registered 23 September 2025)

On the register since 8 Oct 2025

£11,050

Payment: £11,050
Received on: 15 September 2025. Hours: 13 hrs for work undertaken beteen 1 and 31 August 2025.
(Registered 23 September 2025)

On the register since 8 Oct 2025

Role, work or services: Legal services
Payer: Prime Ministers Office Republic of Mauritius, Defence and Home Affairs Division, 7th Level, New Government Centre, Port Louis, Mauritius
(Registered 15 August 2025)

On the register since 23 Sep 2025

Role, work or services: Legal services
From: 2 April 2024.
Payer: The Khan Partnership (Solicitors), 48-49 Russell Square, London, WC1B 4JP
(Registered 22 July 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

Role, work or services: Consultant Global Counsel
From: 28 September 2020.
Payer: Withers LLP, 20 Old Bailey, London EC4M 7AN
(Registered 19 October 2020; updated 19 October 2021 and 3 January 2024)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

£293,400

Remuneration: £293,400 a year (plus VAT) paid quarterly for international legal services
From: 1 November 2023.
Hours: 30 hrs a month
(Registered 19 October 2020; updated 19 October 2021 and 3 January 2024)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property: Agricultural land
Location: West Devon
Ownership details: Joint ownership
Rental income: Yes
(Updated 18 January 2019)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

Type of land/property: Residential property (property)
Number of properties: 1
Location: London
Interest held: from 1 November 2017
Ownership details: Joint ownership
Rental income: Yes
(Registered 15 January 2019; updated 4 April 2019)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

Name of company or organisation: Thomas More Property Holdings Ltd
Nature of business: Property holding company
(Registered 5 June 2015)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

Name of company or organisation: Thomas More International Ltd
Nature of business: International law firm
(Registered 5 June 2015)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

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Debates

195 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Money declared to them

1 donation accepted personally since 4 Jul 2024, worth £13,302 in total — from the Electoral Commission's register, which is a separate register from the one above. Money given to their party is not counted here; this is money declared to them.

AcceptedRecipientDonorTypeValue
8 Nov 2024 Sir Geoffrey Cox sitting MP Mauritius Labour Party Unincorporated Association Visit £13k

Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →


Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence; donations from the Electoral Commission's register. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 1 Oct 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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