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Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst vs Sam Carling

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
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Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst and Sam Carling voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 421 shared comparable votes.

24 same votes 397 different votes 421 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
6 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 16 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
23 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
39 Aye 57 No
Tax 0% aligned 96 shared votes
57 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 57 No
Tax 0% aligned 96 shared votes
57 Aye 39 No
11 Aye 28 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
28 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

78.1%
6% above average
Rank 239 of 649
Participation
89.2%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 649
461
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
526
590 eligible divisions
206
44.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
275
52.3% of votes cast
255
55.3% of votes cast
No votes
251
47.7% of votes cast
17
3.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

112
+29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 649
Appearances
58
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 649
141
-2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 649
Contributions
76
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 416 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
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£202,248
11% below average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34% below average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Tax
98 of 112 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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