Member of Parliament

Dr Scott Arthur

Lab Labour Edinburgh South West ID 5212

Voting record

Commons division votes from the official Commons Votes API.

Voted in 435 of 525 eligible divisions (82.9 %). Commons average: 73.2 %.

435

Total votes

217

Aye

218

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 217 / Noes 218

Divisions

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Division	Date	Vote
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA23 and LA106 to LA120, not to insist on Commons Amendment 120C, 120D and 120E but to propose Gov (a) to (f) in lieu of LA23 and LA106 to LA120 Work / Employment	8 Dec 2025	Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 1B but to propose Government amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 1B Work / Employment	8 Dec 2025	Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 15 Benefits	3 Dec 2025	No
Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 16 Benefits	3 Dec 2025	No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 Benefits	3 Dec 2025	No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 Benefits	3 Dec 2025	No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty Tax	2 Dec 2025	Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) Tax	2 Dec 2025	Aye
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) Tax Transport	2 Dec 2025	Aye
Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) Tax	2 Dec 2025	Aye
Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31 Tax	2 Dec 2025	Aye
Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) Tax	2 Dec 2025	Aye
Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates) Tax	2 Dec 2025	Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading Devolution / Local Government	25 Nov 2025	Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 80 Devolution / Local Government	25 Nov 2025	No

Source: Commons Votes API

Topic voting

Where this MP has been most and least active across locally tagged Commons division topics.

Highest topic participation

NHS / Health 11/11 (100 %)

Environment / Climate 6/6 (100 %)

Transport 20/21 (95 %)

Energy 16/17 (94 %)

Benefits 28/30 (93 %)

Lowest topic participation

Democracy / Parliament 6/10 (60 %)

Work / Employment 23/37 (62 %)

Housing 22/31 (71 %)

Migration 8/11 (73 %)

Education 36/49 (73 %)

Voting source Commons Votes API

Voting FAQs

How many Commons divisions has Dr Scott Arthur voted in?

Dr Scott Arthur has recorded votes in 435 of 525 eligible Commons divisions (82.9 % participation rate). The Commons average is 73.2 %. Eligible divisions are those occurring on or after the MP's Commons membership start date. Source

Has Dr Scott Arthur voted against their party?

Dr Scott Arthur has voted against the party majority 10 times in the imported division data. Source