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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

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

Photograph of Nick Thomas-Symonds
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Lab Torfaen
vs
Photograph of Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Con Solihull West and Shirley

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 174 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 170 different votes 174 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
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
22 Aye 15 No
Tax 0% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 15 No
Tax 0% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

62.6%
10% below average
Rank 549 of 649
Participation
78.1%
6% above average
Rank 239 of 649
1,488
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
461
590 eligible divisions
852
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
206
44.7% of votes cast
636
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
255
55.3% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
17
3.7% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 649
Appearances
115
+31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 649
419
+273.1 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 649
Contributions
145
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£202,248
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£202,248
11% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
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

Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Tax
98 of 112 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Housing
28 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
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
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
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
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