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Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst vs Bob Blackman

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


Voting alignment

Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst and Bob Blackman voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 454 shared comparable votes.

441 same votes 13 different votes 454 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
38 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 104 shared votes
38 Aye 66 No
13 Aye 28 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
13 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
38 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 104 shared votes
38 Aye 66 No
13 Aye 28 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
13 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

78.9%
7% above average
Rank 220 of 650
Participation
87.4%
15% above average
Rank 47 of 650
502
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,118
2,422 eligible divisions
225
44.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
992
46.8% of votes cast
277
55.2% of votes cast
No votes
1,126
53.2% of votes cast
17
3.4% of votes cast
Against party
54
2.5% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

133
+36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 650
Appearances
165
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
164
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
Contributions
201
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£202,248
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£202,248
11% below average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38% above average
16
6 registered categories
Registered interests
9
6 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
212 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#2
Trade
90 of 94 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Housing
29 of 33 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API