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Dr Scott Arthur vs Ruth Jones

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


Voting alignment

Dr Scott Arthur and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 417 shared comparable votes.

416 same votes 1 different votes 417 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 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
46 Aye 32 No
28 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
46 Aye 32 No
28 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 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
78.1%
5% above average
Rank 241 of 649
485
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
237
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
248
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
643
48.1% of votes cast
12
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
7 years, 5 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

179
+96.7 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 649
Appearances
53
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
283
+139.5 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 649
Contributions
78
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 406 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
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£173,383
23% below average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API