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Dr Scott Arthur vs Chris Ward

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


Voting alignment

Dr Scott Arthur and Chris Ward voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 380 shared comparable votes.

376 same votes 4 different votes 380 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 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
49 Aye 40 No
15 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
49 Aye 40 No
15 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

83.0%
11% above average
Rank 133 of 650
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 650
524
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
631 eligible divisions
257
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
52.7% of votes cast
267
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
216
47.3% 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

195
+101.0 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650
Appearances
81
-13.0 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
323
+159.2 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 650
Contributions
236
+72.2 vs Commons average
Rank 122 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
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£173,383
23% below average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#4
Transport
29 of 31 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API