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Lauren Edwards vs Dr Scott Arthur

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


Voting alignment

Lauren Edwards and Dr Scott Arthur voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 454 shared comparable votes.

442 same votes 12 different votes 454 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 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
54 Aye 42 No
30 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
54 Aye 42 No
30 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

86.0%
14% above average
Rank 70 of 650
Participation
83.2%
11% above average
Rank 132 of 650
547
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
529
636 eligible divisions
270
49.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
260
49.1% of votes cast
277
50.6% of votes cast
No votes
269
50.9% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 650
Appearances
200
+103.1 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650
67
-101.9 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 650
Contributions
332
+163.1 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£133,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£173,383
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41% below average
Latest expenses
£173,383
23% below average
4
3 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 votes
#4
Benefits
30 of 32 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Defence
31 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API