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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 395 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 386 different votes 395 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
30 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
51 Aye 30 No
13 Aye 28 No
Education 0% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
51 Aye 30 No
13 Aye 28 No
Education 0% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

78.0%
6% above average
Rank 239 of 649
Participation
78.0%
6% above average
Rank 243 of 649
454
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,329
1,704 eligible divisions
200
44.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
693
52.1% of votes cast
254
55.9% of votes cast
No votes
636
47.9% of votes cast
15
3.3% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
7 years, 5 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

109
+29.4 vs Commons average
Rank 134 of 649
Appearances
54
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 649
136
-2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 649
Contributions
79
-59.7 vs Commons average
Rank 396 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
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£202,248
11% below average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
38 of 39 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Tax
98 of 112 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#5
Housing
46 of 53 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
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
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
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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