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Sarah Edwards vs Dr Scott Arthur

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Dr Scott Arthur voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

335 same votes 12 different votes 347 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
47 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
47 Aye 33 No
28 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
20 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
47 Aye 33 No
28 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
20 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

62.6%
10% below average
Rank 546 of 650
Participation
83.2%
11% above average
Rank 132 of 650
504
805 eligible divisions
Total votes
529
636 eligible divisions
276
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
260
49.1% of votes cast
228
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
269
50.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.3% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-36.0 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 650
Appearances
205
+108.0 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
77
-92.2 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 650
Contributions
343
+173.8 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£322,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£173,383
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£173,383
23% below average
1
1 registered category
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

Democracy / Parliament
16 of 16 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
28 of 33 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
13 of 17 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 48 votes
#4
Benefits
30 of 32 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#5
Defence
31 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

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