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Chris McDonald 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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Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North
vs
Photograph of Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Con Solihull West and Shirley

Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 356 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 348 different votes 356 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
NHS / Health 29% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 4 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
54 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
33 Aye 54 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
33 Aye 54 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 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 254 of 649
Participation
78.1%
6% above average
Rank 239 of 649
457
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
461
590 eligible divisions
223
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
206
44.7% of votes cast
234
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
255
55.3% of votes cast
12
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
17
3.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 649
Appearances
115
+31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 649
406
+260.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 649
Contributions
145
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£217,932
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£202,248
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4% below average
Latest expenses
£202,248
11% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
0
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#4
Tax
98 of 112 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#5
Housing
28 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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: 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: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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