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Dr Scott Arthur vs Dame Meg Hillier

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

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Dr Scott Arthur
Lab Edinburgh South West
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Photograph of Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch

Voting alignment

Dr Scott Arthur and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 384 shared comparable votes.

384 same votes 0 different votes 384 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
50 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
50 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
50 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

82.2%
10% above average
Rank 154 of 649
Participation
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 346 of 649
485
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,745
2,376 eligible divisions
237
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
985
56.4% of votes cast
248
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
760
43.6% of votes cast
12
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

179
+96.7 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 649
Appearances
130
+47.7 vs Commons average
Rank 94 of 649
283
+139.5 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 649
Contributions
202
+58.5 vs Commons average
Rank 131 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
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£173,383
23% below average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 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
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#3
Education
82 of 96 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Benefits
66 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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