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Dr Scott Arthur vs Gareth Thomas

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


Voting alignment

Dr Scott Arthur and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 328 shared comparable votes.

320 same votes 8 different votes 328 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
45 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
45 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
45 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 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
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 490 of 650
529
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,610
2,422 eligible divisions
260
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
909
56.5% of votes cast
269
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
701
43.5% 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
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

197
+101.1 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 650
Appearances
52
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
327
+159.9 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 650
Contributions
58
-109.1 vs Commons average
Rank 517 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£173,383
23% below average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Benefits
30 of 32 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#5
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API