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Sir Oliver Dowden vs Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

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

Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere
vs
Photograph of Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Con Solihull West and Shirley

Voting alignment

Sir Oliver Dowden and Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 314 shared comparable votes.

314 same votes 0 different votes 314 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
29 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
29 Aye 46 No
18 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
29 Aye 46 No
18 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

70.4 %
3 % below average
Rank 429 of 648
Participation
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 257 of 648
1,628
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
411
526 eligible divisions
751
46.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
42.1 % of votes cast
877
53.9 % of votes cast
No votes
238
57.9 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
15
3.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 648
Appearances
76
+15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 648
51
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 648
Contributions
115
+6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£202,248
all imported IPSA years
£226,269
same as average
Latest expenses
£202,248
11 % below average
16
5 registered categories
Registered interests
11
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
197 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#3
Tax
96 of 108 votes
Transport
71 of 87 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Education
72 of 95 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API