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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
Photograph of Alex Baker
Alex Baker
Lab Aldershot

Voting alignment

Dr Scott Arthur and Alex Baker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 378 shared comparable votes.

378 same votes 0 different votes 378 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

82.6 %
10 % above average
Rank 145 of 649
Participation
77.5 %
5 % above average
Rank 256 of 649
469
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
440
568 eligible divisions
232
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
239
54.3 % of votes cast
237
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
201
45.7 % of votes cast
10
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

176
+102.6 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 649
Appearances
69
-4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 649
273
+142.7 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 649
Contributions
90
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 329 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
3
1 registered category
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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