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Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst vs Esther McVey

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 Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst and Esther McVey voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 251 shared comparable votes.

250 same votes 1 different votes 251 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
22 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
22 Aye 33 No
18 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
4 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
22 Aye 33 No
18 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
4 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 243 of 649
Participation
64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 519 of 649
449
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,364
2,106 eligible divisions
197
43.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
624
45.7 % of votes cast
252
56.1 % of votes cast
No votes
740
54.3 % of votes cast
15
3.3 % of votes cast
Against party
54
4.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
Appearances
104
+26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
136
-2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650
Contributions
145
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 193 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
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£202,248
11 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31 % above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Tax
98 of 111 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 87 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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