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Brian Mathew vs Dr Scott Arthur

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

Photograph of Brian Mathew
Brian Mathew
LD Melksham and Devizes
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Dr Scott Arthur
Lab Edinburgh South West

Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and Dr Scott Arthur voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 322 shared comparable votes.

58 same votes 264 different votes 322 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
6 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 57% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
Energy 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 40% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 37% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 22% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
40 Aye 27 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 3% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 10% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 12 No
Benefits 13% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

65.2 %
7 % below average
Rank 512 of 649
Participation
82.6 %
10 % above average
Rank 144 of 649
375
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
475
575 eligible divisions
188
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
235
49.5 % of votes cast
187
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
240
50.5 % of votes cast
11
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

79
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 650
Appearances
178
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 650
87
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 650
Contributions
281
+142.7 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£157,740
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£173,383
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£173,383
23 % below average
4
3 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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#4
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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