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Paul Davies vs Dr Scott Arthur

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

Photograph of Paul Davies
Paul Davies
Lab Colne Valley
vs
Photograph of Dr Scott Arthur
Dr Scott Arthur
Lab Edinburgh South West

Voting alignment

Paul Davies and Dr Scott Arthur voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 507 shared comparable votes.

495 same votes 12 different votes 507 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
61 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 103 shared votes
61 Aye 42 No
30 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
30 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
61 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 103 shared votes
61 Aye 42 No
30 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
30 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

94.3%
22% above average
Rank 2 of 650
Participation
83.0%
11% above average
Rank 133 of 650
595
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
524
631 eligible divisions
304
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
257
49.0% of votes cast
291
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
267
51.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

55
-39.5 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 650
Appearances
196
+101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650
63
-101.6 vs Commons average
Rank 501 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

£194,533
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£173,383
all imported IPSA years
£194,533
14% below average
Latest expenses
£173,383
23% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Transport
32 of 32 votes
#4
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#5
Defence
31 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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