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Dr Scott Arthur vs Richard Baker

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


Voting alignment

Dr Scott Arthur and Richard Baker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 362 shared comparable votes.

361 same votes 1 different votes 362 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
46 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
46 Aye 39 No
16 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
46 Aye 39 No
16 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 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
74.2%
2% above average
Rank 329 of 649
485
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
438
590 eligible divisions
237
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
211
48.2% of votes cast
248
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
227
51.8% of votes cast
12
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

182
+98.3 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 649
Appearances
55
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649
286
+140.1 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 649
Contributions
69
-76.9 vs Commons average
Rank 449 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
£179,133
all imported IPSA years
£173,383
23% below average
Latest expenses
£179,133
21% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API