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Dr Scott Arthur vs Liz Twist

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 Liz Twist
Liz Twist
Lab Blaydon and Consett

Voting alignment

Dr Scott Arthur and Liz Twist voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 456 shared comparable votes.

456 same votes 0 different votes 456 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
49 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
49 Aye 41 No
29 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
49 Aye 41 No
29 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

82.2%
10% above average
Rank 154 of 649
Participation
84.6%
12% above average
Rank 104 of 649
485
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,794
2,121 eligible divisions
237
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
974
54.3% of votes cast
248
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
820
45.7% of votes cast
12
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
16
0.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

182
+98.3 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 649
Appearances
107
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649
286
+140.1 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 649
Contributions
151
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 205 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£173,383
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,878,627
all imported IPSA years
£173,383
23% below average
Latest expenses
£305,039
35% 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
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Housing
52 of 55 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 46 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 73 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 163 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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