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Ben Coleman vs Dr Scott Arthur

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

Photograph of Ben Coleman
Ben Coleman
Lab Chelsea and Fulham
vs
Photograph of Dr Scott Arthur
Dr Scott Arthur
Lab Edinburgh South West

Voting alignment

Ben Coleman and Dr Scott Arthur voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 369 shared comparable votes.

369 same votes 0 different votes 369 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
40 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
40 Aye 31 No
29 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
40 Aye 31 No
29 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

71.2%
1% below average
Rank 404 of 649
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 154 of 649
420
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
485
590 eligible divisions
227
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
237
48.9% of votes cast
193
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
248
51.1% of votes cast
13
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

51
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 649
Appearances
182
+98.3 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 649
82
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 649
Contributions
286
+140.1 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£186,638
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£173,383
all imported IPSA years
£186,638
17% below average
Latest expenses
£173,383
23% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
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

NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Transport
26 of 29 votes
#3
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
#4
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Trade
6 of 7 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
Closure motion 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 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
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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