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Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst vs Michael Shanks

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 Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst and Michael Shanks voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 283 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 278 different votes 283 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
3 Aye 13 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
30 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
42 Aye 30 No
10 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
42 Aye 30 No
10 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

78.0 %
5 % above average
Rank 249 of 650
Participation
63.9 %
9 % below average
Rank 534 of 650
439
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
480
751 eligible divisions
193
44.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
230
47.9 % of votes cast
246
56.0 % of votes cast
No votes
250
52.1 % of votes cast
15
3.4 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

91
+20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 650
Appearances
80
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
113
-12.8 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
Contributions
304
+178.2 vs Commons average
Rank 48 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
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£202,248
11 % below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Trade
11 of 12 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Tax
98 of 111 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
Defence
29 of 33 votes
#4
Defence
27 of 33 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API