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Sarah Smith vs Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

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

Photograph of Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn
vs
Photograph of Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Con Solihull West and Shirley

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 278 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 272 different votes 278 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 2 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
10 Aye 6 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
49 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
26 Aye 49 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
26 Aye 49 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
2 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

61.5 %
11 % below average
Rank 564 of 650
Participation
78.0 %
5 % above average
Rank 249 of 650
346
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
439
563 eligible divisions
184
53.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
193
44.0 % of votes cast
162
46.8 % of votes cast
No votes
246
56.0 % of votes cast
13
3.8 % of votes cast
Against party
15
3.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

50
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 650
Appearances
91
+20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 650
67
-58.8 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Contributions
113
-12.8 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£195,060
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£202,248
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£202,248
11 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
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

Trade
4 of 5 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Defence
24 of 33 votes
#3
Tax
98 of 111 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
29 of 33 votes
Tax
80 of 111 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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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