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Dr Scott Arthur vs Ben Goldsborough

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

Photograph of Dr Scott Arthur
Dr Scott Arthur
Lab Edinburgh South West
vs
Photograph of Ben Goldsborough
Ben Goldsborough
Lab South Norfolk

Voting alignment

Dr Scott Arthur and Ben Goldsborough voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 411 shared comparable votes.

411 same votes 0 different votes 411 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 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
49 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
26 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
49 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
26 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

83.0 %
10 % above average
Rank 143 of 650
Participation
85.8 %
13 % above average
Rank 83 of 650
463
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
479
558 eligible divisions
226
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
239
49.9 % of votes cast
237
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
240
50.1 % of votes cast
10
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

173
+102.7 vs Commons average
Rank 20 of 650
Appearances
53
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 650
271
+146.2 vs Commons average
Rank 56 of 650
Contributions
68
-56.8 vs Commons average
Rank 405 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
£162,821
all imported IPSA years
£173,383
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£162,821
28 % below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Transport
25 of 26 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Energy
16 of 17 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API