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Jeff Smith vs Harriet Cross

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

Photograph of Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington
vs
Photograph of Harriet Cross
Harriet Cross
Con Gordon and Buchan

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Harriet Cross voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 330 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 322 different votes 330 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 8 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
47 Aye 33 No
Tax 3% aligned 80 shared votes
31 Aye 49 No
22 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

79.5 %
7 % above average
Rank 209 of 649
Participation
72.7 %
same as average
Rank 366 of 649
1,877
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
418
575 eligible divisions
1,024
54.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
195
46.7 % of votes cast
853
45.4 % of votes cast
No votes
223
53.3 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % 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

45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
Appearances
114
+36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 108 of 650
61
-77.3 vs Commons average
Rank 451 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

£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,612
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,612
21 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Housing
61 of 66 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#3
Tax
99 of 111 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#5
Housing
26 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
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
Motion to sit in private 4 Jul 2025
Tax
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
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
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