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Gareth Thomas vs Harriet Cross

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

Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West
vs
Photograph of Harriet Cross
Harriet Cross
Con Gordon and Buchan

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Harriet Cross voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 220 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 216 different votes 220 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
3 Aye 8 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
34 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
21 Aye 34 No
15 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
21 Aye 34 No
15 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 1 No
Housing 0% aligned 12 shared votes
1 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 493 of 649
Participation
72.7 %
same as average
Rank 366 of 649
1,568
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
418
575 eligible divisions
894
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
195
46.7 % of votes cast
674
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
223
53.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 650
Appearances
114
+36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 108 of 650
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 516 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

£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,612
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,612
21 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
14
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

Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Tax
99 of 111 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#5
Housing
26 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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