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Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst vs Ian Lavery

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 Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst and Ian Lavery voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 393 shared comparable votes.

13 same votes 380 different votes 393 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
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 15 No
Benefits 16% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 17 No
Housing 4% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
47 Aye 31 No
8 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 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
76.3%
4% above average
Rank 278 of 649
461
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,813
2,376 eligible divisions
206
44.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,004
55.4% of votes cast
255
55.3% of votes cast
No votes
809
44.6% of votes cast
17
3.7% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

112
+29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 649
Appearances
84
+1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 649
141
-2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 649
Contributions
110
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£202,248
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£202,248
11% below average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Tax
98 of 112 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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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