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Stephen Doughty vs Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

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

Photograph of Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth
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Photograph of Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Con Solihull West and Shirley

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 217 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 211 different votes 217 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
1 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
11 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
25 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 12 shared votes
1 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 483 of 649
Participation
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 243 of 649
1,577
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
575 eligible divisions
905
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
197
43.9 % of votes cast
672
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
252
56.1 % of votes cast
17
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
15
3.3 % of votes cast
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
Appearances
110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
375
+236.7 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Contributions
136
-2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£202,248
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£202,248
11 % below average
0
0 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

Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#3
Tax
98 of 111 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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