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Sir John Whittingdale vs Harriet Cross

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

Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon
vs
Photograph of Harriet Cross
Harriet Cross
Con Gordon and Buchan

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Harriet Cross voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 232 shared comparable votes.

232 same votes 0 different votes 232 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
27 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
27 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
7 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
27 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
7 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

80.8 %
8 % above average
Rank 201 of 648
Participation
73.6 %
same as average
Rank 357 of 648
1,868
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
387
526 eligible divisions
884
47.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
179
46.3 % of votes cast
984
52.7 % of votes cast
No votes
208
53.7 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
34 years, 1 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
+0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 648
Appearances
93
+32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 101 of 648
77
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 648
Contributions
166
+57.1 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,612
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,612
21 % below average
9
6 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Trade
80 of 88 votes
#3
Tax
97 of 108 votes
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 65 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Defence
49 of 59 votes
#5
Defence
18 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
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