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Dr Scott Arthur vs Steve Witherden

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


Voting alignment

Dr Scott Arthur and Steve Witherden voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 429 shared comparable votes.

415 same votes 14 different votes 429 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
53 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
53 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 8 No
Benefits 89% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
53 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
53 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

83.2%
11% above average
Rank 132 of 650
Participation
80.3%
8% above average
Rank 190 of 650
529
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
511
636 eligible divisions
260
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
263
51.5% of votes cast
269
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
248
48.5% of votes cast
12
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

200
+103.5 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650
Appearances
66
-30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
332
+163.8 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 650
Contributions
86
-82.2 vs Commons average
Rank 443 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
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£173,383
23% below average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
30 of 32 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API