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Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst vs Josh Babarinde

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 Josh Babarinde
Josh Babarinde
LD Eastbourne

Voting alignment

Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst and Josh Babarinde voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 333 shared comparable votes.

273 same votes 60 different votes 333 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
29 Aye 49 No
Tax 96% aligned 78 shared votes
32 Aye 46 No
4 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 12 No
Education 91% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 90% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 6 No
Foreign Affairs 86% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 6 No
Energy 38% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 16 No
Housing 65% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

78.7%
6% above average
Rank 225 of 650
Participation
69.7%
3% below average
Rank 429 of 650
488
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
432
620 eligible divisions
221
45.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
237
54.9% of votes cast
267
54.7% of votes cast
No votes
195
45.1% of votes cast
17
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

127
+34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Appearances
123
+30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 650
157
-5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 650
Contributions
145
-17.0 vs Commons average
Rank 254 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
£181,159
all imported IPSA years
£202,248
11% below average
Latest expenses
£181,159
20% below average
16
6 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
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 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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