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Harriet Cross vs Sir John Whittingdale

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 Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Harriet Cross and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 266 shared comparable votes.

266 same votes 0 different votes 266 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
29 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
18 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
4 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
18 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
4 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 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
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 187 of 649
430
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,913
2,376 eligible divisions
202
47.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
915
47.8% of votes cast
228
53.0% of votes cast
No votes
998
52.2% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

121
+36.2 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
Appearances
79
-5.8 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 650
207
+59.3 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Contributions
113
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 307 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£178,612
21% below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 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
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Tax
99 of 112 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 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
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API