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Dr Scott Arthur vs Torsten Bell

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


Voting alignment

Dr Scott Arthur and Torsten Bell voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 387 shared comparable votes.

375 same votes 12 different votes 387 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
50 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
50 Aye 34 No
27 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
50 Aye 34 No
27 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 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
71.9%
same as average
Rank 382 of 650
529
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
636 eligible divisions
260
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
53.8% of votes cast
269
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
211
46.2% of votes cast
12
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

205
+108.0 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
Appearances
82
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
343
+173.8 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 650
Contributions
238
+68.8 vs Commons average
Rank 131 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
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£173,383
23% below average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 32 votes
Benefits
30 of 32 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#5
Trade
9 of 10 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