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Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst vs David Smith

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


Voting alignment

Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst and David Smith 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
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
26 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
35 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
35 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

78.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 253 of 647
Participation
71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 395 of 647
420
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
385
537 eligible divisions
180
42.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
193
50.1 % of votes cast
240
57.1 % of votes cast
No votes
192
49.9 % of votes cast
15
3.6 % of votes cast
Against party
14
3.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 647
Appearances
49
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 647
109
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 647
Contributions
60
-53.8 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£202,248
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£202,248
11 % below average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19 % below average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#2
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Tax
96 of 108 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#5
Transport
23 of 25 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API