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Jeff Smith vs Dr Scott Arthur

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


Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Dr Scott Arthur voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 457 shared comparable votes.

447 same votes 10 different votes 457 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
57 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
57 Aye 39 No
28 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 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
57 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
57 Aye 39 No
28 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 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

79.5%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
Participation
83.1%
11% above average
Rank 132 of 650
1,922
2,419 eligible divisions
Total votes
526
633 eligible divisions
1,047
54.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
259
49.2% of votes cast
875
45.5% of votes cast
No votes
267
50.8% of votes cast
8
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.3% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 650
Appearances
196
+101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650
72
-92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
Contributions
324
+159.4 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£173,383
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26% above average
Latest expenses
£173,383
23% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Housing
62 of 67 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
#4
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#5
Defence
31 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API