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Chris McDonald vs Dr Scott Arthur

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


Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and Dr Scott Arthur voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 380 shared comparable votes.

380 same votes 0 different votes 380 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
49 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
49 Aye 37 No
23 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
49 Aye 37 No
23 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

78.3 %
6 % above average
Rank 238 of 649
Participation
82.6 %
10 % above average
Rank 145 of 649
445
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
469
568 eligible divisions
222
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
232
49.5 % of votes cast
223
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
237
50.5 % of votes cast
10
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 649
Appearances
176
+102.6 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 649
399
+268.7 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 649
Contributions
273
+142.7 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£217,932
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£173,383
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£173,383
23 % below average
5
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#3
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API