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Harriet Cross vs Blake Stephenson

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

Photograph of Harriet Cross
Harriet Cross
Con Gordon and Buchan
vs
Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Harriet Cross and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 332 shared comparable votes.

332 same votes 0 different votes 332 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
32 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
32 Aye 42 No
22 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
32 Aye 42 No
22 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

72.9%
same as average
Rank 360 of 649
Participation
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
430
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
590 eligible divisions
202
47.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
45.4% of votes cast
228
53.0% of votes cast
No votes
230
54.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

121
+37.4 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 650
Appearances
85
+1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 650
207
+61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
Contributions
165
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£178,612
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£178,612
21% below average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
1
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Tax
99 of 112 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Tax
92 of 112 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API