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Alan Strickland vs Dr Scott Arthur

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

Photograph of Alan Strickland
Alan Strickland
Lab Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
vs
Photograph of Dr Scott Arthur
Dr Scott Arthur
Lab Edinburgh South West

Voting alignment

Alan Strickland and Dr Scott Arthur voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 405 shared comparable votes.

405 same votes 0 different votes 405 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
54 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
54 Aye 41 No
29 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
54 Aye 41 No
29 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

87.7 %
15 % above average
Rank 59 of 647
Participation
82.5 %
9 % above average
Rank 155 of 647
471
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
443
537 eligible divisions
243
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
219
49.4 % of votes cast
228
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
224
50.6 % of votes cast
10
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

27
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 534 of 647
Appearances
168
+104.4 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 647
31
-82.6 vs Commons average
Rank 541 of 647
Contributions
247
+133.4 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£174,611
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£173,383
all imported IPSA years
£174,611
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£173,383
23 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Transport
25 of 25 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#3
Transport
24 of 25 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Energy
16 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
#5
Benefits
28 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API