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Dr Scott Arthur vs Sir James Cleverly

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

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Dr Scott Arthur
Lab Edinburgh South West
vs
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Sir James Cleverly
Con Braintree

Voting alignment

Dr Scott Arthur and Sir James Cleverly voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 315 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 304 different votes 315 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
1 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
19 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
42 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
33 Aye 42 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
33 Aye 42 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

82.6 %
10 % above average
Rank 144 of 649
Participation
69.7 %
3 % below average
Rank 437 of 649
475
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,645
2,361 eligible divisions
235
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
771
46.9 % of votes cast
240
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
874
53.1 % of votes cast
10
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

178
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 650
Appearances
41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 650
281
+142.7 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 650
Contributions
87
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 364 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
£2,020,933
all imported IPSA years
£173,383
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£266,795
18 % above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
191 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#3
Trade
73 of 91 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
52 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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