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Catherine McKinnell vs Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

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

Photograph of Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North
vs
Photograph of Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Con Solihull West and Shirley

Voting alignment

Catherine McKinnell and Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 299 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 294 different votes 299 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
3 Aye 5 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
36 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
34 Aye 36 No
28 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
7 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
34 Aye 36 No
28 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
7 Aye 28 No
19 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

68.2 %
4 % below average
Rank 459 of 649
Participation
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 243 of 649
1,611
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
575 eligible divisions
886
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
197
43.9 % of votes cast
725
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
252
56.1 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
15
3.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

20
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 650
Appearances
110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
20
-118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650
Contributions
136
-2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£202,248
all imported IPSA years
£312,180
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£202,248
11 % below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
173 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Housing
53 of 66 votes
#3
Tax
98 of 111 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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