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Dr Scott Arthur vs Seema Malhotra

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


Voting alignment

Dr Scott Arthur and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 257 shared comparable votes.

256 same votes 1 different votes 257 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
34 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
11 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
11 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 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
68.1%
4% below average
Rank 459 of 649
485
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,619
2,376 eligible divisions
237
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
907
56.0% of votes cast
248
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
712
44.0% of votes cast
12
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
14 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

183
+98.2 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Appearances
64
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650
289
+141.3 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 650
Contributions
336
+188.3 vs Commons average
Rank 53 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
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£173,383
23% below average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
183 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API