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Angela Rayner vs Dr Scott Arthur

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

Photograph of Angela Rayner
Angela Rayner
Lab Ashton-under-Lyne
vs
Photograph of Dr Scott Arthur
Dr Scott Arthur
Lab Edinburgh South West

Voting alignment

Angela Rayner and Dr Scott Arthur voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 246 shared comparable votes.

246 same votes 0 different votes 246 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
27 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

66.4%
6% below average
Rank 495 of 649
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 154 of 649
1,577
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
485
590 eligible divisions
878
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
237
48.9% of votes cast
699
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
248
51.1% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.5% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

33
-51.8 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 650
Appearances
183
+98.2 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
449
+301.3 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 650
Contributions
289
+141.3 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,886,725
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£173,383
all imported IPSA years
£219,458
3% below average
Latest expenses
£173,383
23% below average
24
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
5
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

Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#3
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
#4
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
59 of 77 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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