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Dr Scott Arthur vs David Williams

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


Voting alignment

Dr Scott Arthur and David Williams voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 424 shared comparable votes.

423 same votes 1 different votes 424 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
48 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
48 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
48 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 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
86.3%
14% above average
Rank 69 of 649
485
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
509
590 eligible divisions
237
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
260
51.1% of votes cast
248
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
249
48.9% of votes cast
12
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
15
2.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

182
+98.3 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 649
Appearances
60
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649
286
+140.1 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 649
Contributions
76
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 422 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
£176,534
all imported IPSA years
£173,383
23% below average
Latest expenses
£176,534
22% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Education
50 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#3
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#4
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API