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Dr Scott Arthur vs James Murray

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


Voting alignment

Dr Scott Arthur and James Murray voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 354 shared comparable votes.

342 same votes 12 different votes 354 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
57 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 99 shared votes
57 Aye 42 No
25 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 99 shared votes
57 Aye 42 No
25 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 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
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 334 of 650
529
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,257
1,704 eligible divisions
260
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
53.1% of votes cast
269
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
590
46.9% of votes cast
12
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

205
+108.0 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
Appearances
112
+15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 650
343
+173.8 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 650
Contributions
804
+634.8 vs Commons average
Rank 8 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£173,383
23% below average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#3
Housing
49 of 55 votes
Benefits
30 of 32 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

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