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Dr Scott Arthur vs Emily Thornberry

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


Voting alignment

Dr Scott Arthur and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 263 shared comparable votes.

256 same votes 7 different votes 263 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 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
14 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
16 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
14 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
16 Aye 0 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
61.6%
11% below average
Rank 557 of 650
529
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,491
2,422 eligible divisions
260
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
832
55.8% of votes cast
269
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
659
44.2% of votes cast
12
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

205
+108.0 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
Appearances
89
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
343
+173.8 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 650
Contributions
125
-44.2 vs Commons average
Rank 321 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£173,383
23% below average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
168 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 68 votes
Benefits
30 of 32 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 98 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API