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Dr Scott Arthur vs Alex Baker

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

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Dr Scott Arthur
Lab Edinburgh South West
vs
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Alex Baker
Lab Aldershot

Voting alignment

Dr Scott Arthur and Alex Baker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 392 shared comparable votes.

392 same votes 0 different votes 392 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
50 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
50 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
50 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% 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

82.2%
10% above average
Rank 154 of 649
Participation
77.1%
5% above average
Rank 265 of 649
485
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
455
590 eligible divisions
237
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
53.4% of votes cast
248
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
212
46.6% of votes cast
12
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.9% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

179
+96.7 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 649
Appearances
68
-14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 649
283
+139.5 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 649
Contributions
95
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£173,383
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£175,028
all imported IPSA years
£173,383
23% below average
Latest expenses
£175,028
23% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#4
Education
44 of 50 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Energy
17 of 20 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
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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