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Deirdre Costigan vs Dr Scott Arthur

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


Voting alignment

Deirdre Costigan and Dr Scott Arthur voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 439 shared comparable votes.

427 same votes 12 different votes 439 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
51 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
51 Aye 39 No
27 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
51 Aye 39 No
27 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

90.9%
19% above average
Rank 13 of 650
Participation
83.2%
11% above average
Rank 132 of 650
578
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
529
636 eligible divisions
296
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
260
49.1% of votes cast
282
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
269
50.9% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

101
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
Appearances
200
+103.1 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650
140
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650
Contributions
332
+163.1 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£196,485
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£173,383
all imported IPSA years
£196,485
13% below average
Latest expenses
£173,383
23% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
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

Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
33 of 33 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Benefits
30 of 32 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Defence
31 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API