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Cat Smith vs Harriet Cross

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

Photograph of Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre
vs
Photograph of Harriet Cross
Harriet Cross
Con Gordon and Buchan

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Harriet Cross voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 255 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 249 different votes 255 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
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 8 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
36 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
23 Aye 36 No
14 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
23 Aye 36 No
14 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

72.5 %
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
Participation
72.7 %
same as average
Rank 366 of 649
1,712
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
418
575 eligible divisions
927
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
195
46.7 % of votes cast
785
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
223
53.3 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

18
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
Appearances
114
+36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 108 of 650
25
-113.3 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 650
Contributions
199
+60.7 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,612
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,612
21 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
Tax
99 of 111 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#5
Housing
26 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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