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Mark Sewards vs Harriet Cross

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

Photograph of Mark Sewards
Mark Sewards
Lab Leeds South West and Morley
vs
Photograph of Harriet Cross
Harriet Cross
Con Gordon and Buchan

Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and Harriet Cross voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 340 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 332 different votes 340 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 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 8 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
18 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
46 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
30 Aye 46 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
30 Aye 46 No
20 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

77.5%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 650
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 368 of 650
489
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
631 eligible divisions
233
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
215
47.0% of votes cast
256
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
242
53.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

199
+104.8 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
Appearances
116
+21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 650
210
+45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 650
Contributions
201
+36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£200,003
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,612
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12% below average
Latest expenses
£178,612
21% below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Tax
105 of 121 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
53 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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