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Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst vs Ruth Jones

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 Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst and Ruth Jones voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 374 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 365 different votes 374 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 14 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
24 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
51 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
51 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

78.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 241 of 647
Participation
78.0 %
5 % above average
Rank 248 of 647
428
547 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,302
1,669 eligible divisions
186
43.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
681
52.3 % of votes cast
242
56.5 % of votes cast
No votes
621
47.7 % of votes cast
15
3.5 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
7 years, 2 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

82
+15.8 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 650
Appearances
36
-30.2 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650
104
-13.8 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 650
Contributions
46
-71.8 vs Commons average
Rank 489 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
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£202,248
11 % below average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31 % above average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Tax
96 of 108 votes
#3
Education
60 of 68 votes
Defence
24 of 27 votes
#4
Migration
134 of 152 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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