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John McDonnell vs Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington
vs
Photograph of Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Con Solihull West and Shirley

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 400 shared comparable votes.

33 same votes 367 different votes 400 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
1 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 17% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
5 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 6 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
32 Aye 52 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
8 Aye 29 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

79.2%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 649
Participation
78.1%
6% above average
Rank 239 of 649
1,881
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
461
590 eligible divisions
1,021
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
206
44.7% of votes cast
860
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
255
55.3% of votes cast
24
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
17
3.7% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

125
+42.8 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 649
Appearances
112
+29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 649
158
+14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649
Contributions
140
-3.3 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£202,248
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19% above average
Latest expenses
£202,248
11% below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
12
5 registered categories
7
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
63 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Tax
98 of 112 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Housing
28 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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