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Dr Scott Arthur vs Emma Foody

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

Photograph of Dr Scott Arthur
Dr Scott Arthur
Lab Edinburgh South West
vs
Photograph of Emma Foody
Emma Foody
Lab Cramlington and Killingworth

Voting alignment

Dr Scott Arthur and Emma Foody voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 444 shared comparable votes.

434 same votes 10 different votes 444 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
51 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
51 Aye 33 No
31 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
51 Aye 33 No
31 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

83.1%
11% above average
Rank 132 of 650
Participation
85.3%
13% above average
Rank 81 of 650
526
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
540
633 eligible divisions
259
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
265
49.1% of votes cast
267
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
275
50.9% of votes cast
12
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

196
+101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650
Appearances
35
-59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 650
324
+159.4 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 650
Contributions
43
-121.6 vs Commons average
Rank 557 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
£188,107
all imported IPSA years
£173,383
23% below average
Latest expenses
£188,107
17% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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