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Melanie Ward vs Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

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

Photograph of Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
vs
Photograph of Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Con Solihull West and Shirley

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 338 different votes 346 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
14 Aye 6 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
53 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 86 shared votes
33 Aye 53 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 86 shared votes
33 Aye 53 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

76.7 %
4 % above average
Rank 276 of 650
Participation
78.0 %
5 % above average
Rank 251 of 650
428
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
435
558 eligible divisions
214
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
191
43.9 % of votes cast
214
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
244
56.1 % of votes cast
12
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
15
3.4 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

70
+0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
Appearances
85
+15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 650
89
-34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 650
Contributions
106
-17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£195,558
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£202,248
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£202,248
11 % below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
5 registered categories
0
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Tax
96 of 108 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Defence
29 of 33 votes
Defence
32 of 33 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 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
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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