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Dr Scott Arthur vs Bill Esterson

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


Voting alignment

Dr Scott Arthur and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 351 shared comparable votes.

350 same votes 1 different votes 351 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
40 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
40 Aye 35 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
40 Aye 35 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

82.5 %
10 % above average
Rank 145 of 649
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 408 of 649
473
573 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,675
2,359 eligible divisions
233
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
940
56.1 % of votes cast
240
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
735
43.9 % of votes cast
10
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

180
+103.0 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 649
Appearances
55
-22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 649
277
+140.3 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 649
Contributions
78
-58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 386 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
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£173,383
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API