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Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst vs James Cartlidge

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 James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst and James Cartlidge voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 396 shared comparable votes.

396 same votes 0 different votes 396 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
36 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
36 Aye 58 No
24 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
8 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
8 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
36 Aye 58 No
24 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
8 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
8 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 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
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 67 of 649
449
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
197
43.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
974
47.7 % of votes cast
252
56.1 % of votes cast
No votes
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
15
3.3 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
136
-2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650
Contributions
165
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 159 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
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£202,248
11 % below average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24 % above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
Tax
98 of 111 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#5
Housing
61 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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