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Al Carns vs Edward Argar

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

Photograph of Al Carns
Al Carns
Lab Birmingham Selly Oak
vs
Photograph of Edward Argar
Edward Argar
Con Melton and Syston

Voting alignment

Al Carns and Edward Argar voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 233 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 229 different votes 233 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
3 Aye 5 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
27 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
1 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
1 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

52.8 %
20 % below average
Rank 616 of 650
Participation
90.3 %
18 % above average
Rank 19 of 650
297
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,120
2,349 eligible divisions
141
47.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,010
47.6 % of votes cast
156
52.5 % of votes cast
No votes
1,110
52.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

63
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
Appearances
76
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 206 of 650
309
+183.2 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 650
Contributions
115
-10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£170,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
£170,101
25 % below average
Latest expenses
£201,413
11 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#2
Migration
163 of 169 votes
Housing
21 of 31 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Defence
21 of 33 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API