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Harriet Cross vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Harriet Cross and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 194 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 192 different votes 194 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
14 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 9 No
Benefits 0% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

72.7 %
same as average
Rank 366 of 649
Participation
62.0 %
11 % below average
Rank 556 of 649
418
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,464
2,361 eligible divisions
195
46.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
813
55.5 % of votes cast
223
53.3 % of votes cast
No votes
651
44.5 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

114
+36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 108 of 650
Appearances
72
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
199
+60.7 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 650
Contributions
112
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 267 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£178,612
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Tax
99 of 111 votes
#3
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#5
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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