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Dr Scott Arthur vs Matthew Pennycook

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


Voting alignment

Dr Scott Arthur and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 467 shared comparable votes.

455 same votes 12 different votes 467 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 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
57 Aye 41 No
22 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
27 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
57 Aye 41 No
22 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
27 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 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
82.3%
10% above average
Rank 147 of 650
529
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,994
2,422 eligible divisions
260
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,104
55.4% of votes cast
269
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
890
44.6% 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
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

200
+103.1 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650
Appearances
172
+75.1 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 650
332
+163.1 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 650
Contributions
785
+616.1 vs Commons average
Rank 9 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
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£173,383
23% below average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
64 of 68 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Benefits
30 of 32 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 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