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Dr Scott Arthur vs Jim Dickson

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


Voting alignment

Dr Scott Arthur and Jim Dickson voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 483 shared comparable votes.

471 same votes 12 different votes 483 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
60 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 102 shared votes
60 Aye 42 No
26 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 102 shared votes
60 Aye 42 No
26 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

83.0%
11% above average
Rank 133 of 650
Participation
89.1%
17% above average
Rank 29 of 650
524
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
562
631 eligible divisions
257
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
271
48.2% of votes cast
267
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
291
51.8% 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
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

196
+101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650
Appearances
181
+86.5 vs Commons average
Rank 56 of 650
324
+159.4 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 650
Contributions
219
+54.4 vs Commons average
Rank 143 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
£172,033
all imported IPSA years
£173,383
23% below average
Latest expenses
£172,033
24% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#5
Education
47 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

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