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Dr Scott Arthur vs Alex Ballinger

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


Voting alignment

Dr Scott Arthur and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 414 shared comparable votes.

402 same votes 12 different votes 414 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
42 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
42 Aye 40 No
13 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
42 Aye 40 No
13 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

83.2%
11% above average
Rank 132 of 650
Participation
76.7%
4% above average
Rank 268 of 650
529
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
636 eligible divisions
260
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
233
47.7% of votes cast
269
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
255
52.3% of votes cast
12
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

205
+108.0 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
Appearances
95
-2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 650
343
+173.8 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 650
Contributions
172
+2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£173,383
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£173,383
23% below average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
17 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Benefits
30 of 32 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 32 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#5
Trade
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

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