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Sir John Whittingdale vs Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

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


Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 369 shared comparable votes.

361 same votes 8 different votes 369 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
36 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
36 Aye 38 No
10 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
10 Aye 25 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
18 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
36 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
36 Aye 38 No
10 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
10 Aye 25 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

80.2%
8% above average
Rank 191 of 650
Participation
78.9%
7% above average
Rank 220 of 650
1,943
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
502
636 eligible divisions
931
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
225
44.8% of votes cast
1,012
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
277
55.2% of votes cast
12
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
17
3.4% of votes cast
34 years, 7 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

87
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 650
Appearances
128
+32.4 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
122
-44.5 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650
Contributions
158
-8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£202,248
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8% above average
Latest expenses
£202,248
11% below average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
16
6 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
205 of 212 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Trade
85 of 94 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#4
Housing
29 of 33 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API