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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 221 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 215 different votes 221 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

66.5%
6% below average
Rank 490 of 649
Participation
78.1%
6% above average
Rank 239 of 649
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
461
590 eligible divisions
906
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
206
44.7% of votes cast
675
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
255
55.3% of votes cast
19
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
17
3.7% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

80
-3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 649
Appearances
115
+31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 649
350
+204.1 vs Commons average
Rank 47 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

£2,632,101
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
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
#4
Tax
98 of 112 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 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
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 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
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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