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Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 332 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 329 different votes 332 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 0 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
14 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
33 Aye 56 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
56 Aye 33 No
13 Aye 28 No
Education 0% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 56 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
56 Aye 33 No
13 Aye 28 No
Education 0% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 243 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
449
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
197
43.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
252
56.1 % of votes cast
No votes
792
43.6 % of votes cast
15
3.3 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
Appearances
29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
136
-2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650
Contributions
15
-123.3 vs Commons average
Rank 607 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£202,248
11 % below average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Tax
98 of 111 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 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
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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