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Wera Hobhouse vs Dr Scott Arthur

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

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Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath
vs
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Dr Scott Arthur
Lab Edinburgh South West

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Dr Scott Arthur voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 295 shared comparable votes.

56 same votes 239 different votes 295 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
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 78% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 71% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 6 No
Housing 54% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 40% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
27 Aye 40 No
Tax 4% aligned 67 shared votes
43 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 5% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 11 No
Defence 13% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
Participation
82.6 %
10 % above average
Rank 144 of 649
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
475
575 eligible divisions
837
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
235
49.5 % of votes cast
708
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
240
50.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Appearances
178
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 650
176
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 650
Contributions
281
+142.7 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£173,383
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£173,383
23 % below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
12
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

Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Trade
70 of 87 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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