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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

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

Photograph of Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East
vs
Photograph of Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Con Solihull West and Shirley

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 221 shared comparable votes.

18 same votes 203 different votes 221 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 4 No
Benefits 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
38 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
19 Aye 38 No
18 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
19 Aye 38 No
18 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

46.9%
26% below average
Rank 625 of 649
Participation
78.1%
6% above average
Rank 239 of 649
277
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
461
590 eligible divisions
121
43.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
206
44.7% of votes cast
156
56.3% of votes cast
No votes
255
55.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
17
3.7% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

51
-30.8 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 649
Appearances
111
+29.2 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 649
224
+81.5 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 649
Contributions
139
-3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£792,708
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£202,248
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59% below average
Latest expenses
£202,248
11% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 registered categories
1
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

Trade
6 of 7 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Tax
98 of 112 votes
Tax
63 of 112 votes
#5
Housing
28 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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 Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 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
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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