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Dr Scott Arthur vs Catherine West

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


Voting alignment

Dr Scott Arthur and Catherine West voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 352 shared comparable votes.

344 same votes 8 different votes 352 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
33 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
33 Aye 36 No
26 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
33 Aye 36 No
26 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 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
74.0%
2% above average
Rank 330 of 650
529
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,792
2,422 eligible divisions
260
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
970
54.1% of votes cast
269
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
822
45.9% of votes cast
12
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

197
+101.1 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 650
Appearances
58
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 650
327
+159.9 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 650
Contributions
69
-98.1 vs Commons average
Rank 485 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
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£173,383
23% below average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Education
86 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
Benefits
30 of 32 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API