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Dr Scott Arthur vs Michael Shanks

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 Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Dr Scott Arthur and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 324 shared comparable votes.

324 same votes 0 different votes 324 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
37 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
37 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
37 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 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
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
485
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
778 eligible divisions
237
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.1% of votes cast
248
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.9% of votes cast
12
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

182
+98.4 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Appearances
100
+16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
286
+140.3 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 650
Contributions
408
+262.3 vs Commons average
Rank 34 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
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£173,383
23% below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 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
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
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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