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Dr Scott Arthur vs Pat McFadden

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


Voting alignment

Dr Scott Arthur and Pat McFadden voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 244 shared comparable votes.

240 same votes 4 different votes 244 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
25 Aye 10 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 10 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 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
65.7%
7% below average
Rank 502 of 650
529
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,592
2,422 eligible divisions
260
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
917
57.6% of votes cast
269
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
675
42.4% 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
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

197
+101.1 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 650
Appearances
44
-51.9 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 650
327
+159.9 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 650
Contributions
383
+215.9 vs Commons average
Rank 46 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
£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
£173,383
23% below average
Latest expenses
£225,631
same as average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
185 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 94 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
Benefits
30 of 32 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API