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Dr Scott Arthur vs Sojan Joseph

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 Sojan Joseph
Sojan Joseph
Lab Ashford

Voting alignment

Dr Scott Arthur and Sojan Joseph voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 483 shared comparable votes.

483 same votes 0 different votes 483 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
54 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
54 Aye 41 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
13 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
54 Aye 41 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
13 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

82.9%
11% above average
Rank 136 of 650
Participation
90.6%
18% above average
Rank 15 of 650
520
627 eligible divisions
Total votes
568
627 eligible divisions
256
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
282
49.6% of votes cast
264
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
286
50.4% of votes cast
12
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
14
2.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

195
+101.1 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 650
Appearances
76
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
321
+157.5 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 650
Contributions
90
-73.5 vs Commons average
Rank 412 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
£158,669
all imported IPSA years
£173,383
23% below average
Latest expenses
£158,669
30% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
Education
50 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#4
Transport
30 of 30 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API