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Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst vs Chris Ward

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

Photograph of Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Con Solihull West and Shirley
vs
Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst and Chris Ward voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

12 same votes 329 different votes 341 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
17 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 15 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
38 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
47 Aye 38 No
8 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
47 Aye 38 No
8 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

78.1%
6% above average
Rank 239 of 649
Participation
72.2%
same as average
Rank 376 of 649
461
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
206
44.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
52.1% of votes cast
255
55.3% of votes cast
No votes
204
47.9% of votes cast
17
3.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

115
+31.4 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
Appearances
63
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 650
145
-0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 650
Contributions
242
+96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 97 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
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£202,248
11% below average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Tax
98 of 112 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
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
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