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Liam Byrne vs Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

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

Photograph of Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
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Photograph of Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Con Solihull West and Shirley

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 251 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 244 different votes 251 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
2 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
43 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
22 Aye 43 No
24 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
22 Aye 43 No
24 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
18 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

65.0 %
8 % below average
Rank 521 of 648
Participation
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 257 of 648
1,502
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
411
526 eligible divisions
846
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
42.1 % of votes cast
656
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
238
57.9 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
15
3.6 % of votes cast
21 years, 10 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

36
-24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 648
Appearances
76
+15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 648
60
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 648
Contributions
115
+6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£202,248
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£202,248
11 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
5 registered categories
0
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

Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Tax
96 of 108 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 75 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Migration
131 of 169 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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
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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