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Dr Scott Arthur vs Sir Mel Stride

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

Photograph of Dr Scott Arthur
Dr Scott Arthur
Lab Edinburgh South West
vs
Photograph of Sir Mel Stride
Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon

Voting alignment

Dr Scott Arthur and Sir Mel Stride voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 269 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 266 different votes 269 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 3 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
24 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
12 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
32 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
32 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 3 No
Benefits 0% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 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 147 of 650
Participation
78.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 244 of 650
465
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,349 eligible divisions
228
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
891
48.5 % of votes cast
237
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
946
51.5 % of votes cast
10
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

171
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 650
Appearances
29
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650
268
+142.2 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 650
Contributions
48
-77.8 vs Commons average
Rank 487 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
£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
£173,383
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£236,671
5 % above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
17
6 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
204 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 169 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 61 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Defence
30 of 33 votes
#5
Trade
73 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API