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Dr Scott Arthur vs Debbie Abrahams

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
vs
Photograph of Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth

Voting alignment

Dr Scott Arthur and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 369 shared comparable votes.

369 same votes 0 different votes 369 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
38 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
38 Aye 37 No
26 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
38 Aye 37 No
26 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 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
70.4%
2% below average
Rank 421 of 649
485
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,673
2,376 eligible divisions
237
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
907
54.2% of votes cast
248
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
766
45.8% of votes cast
12
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
15 years, 8 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

182
+98.3 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 649
Appearances
69
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 649
286
+140.1 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 649
Contributions
84
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 390 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
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£173,383
23% below average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Work / Employment
69 of 77 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
78 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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