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Barry Gardiner vs Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

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

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Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West
vs
Photograph of Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Con Solihull West and Shirley

Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 247 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 241 different votes 247 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
1 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 19% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 4 No
Benefits 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
43 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
24 Aye 43 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
24 Aye 43 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
1 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 479 of 648
Participation
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 257 of 648
1,568
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
411
526 eligible divisions
880
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
42.1 % of votes cast
688
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
238
57.9 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
15
3.6 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 648
Appearances
76
+15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 648
62
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 648
Contributions
115
+6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£202,248
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£202,248
11 % below average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
11
5 registered categories
1
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

Trade
76 of 88 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Transport
74 of 87 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#3
Tax
96 of 108 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 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: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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