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Alex Mayer vs Edward Argar

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

Photograph of Alex Mayer
Alex Mayer
Lab Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
vs
Photograph of Edward Argar
Edward Argar
Con Melton and Syston

Voting alignment

Alex Mayer and Edward Argar voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 393 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 386 different votes 393 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
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
53 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
36 Aye 53 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
36 Aye 53 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

95.4 %
22 % above average
Rank 1 of 648
Participation
90.4 %
17 % above average
Rank 24 of 648
502
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,089
2,312 eligible divisions
259
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
990
47.4 % of votes cast
243
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
1,099
52.6 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 648
Appearances
44
-16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 648
49
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 648
Contributions
74
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£197,450
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
£197,450
13 % 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
0
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

Crime / Justice
61 of 61 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Education
49 of 49 votes
#2
Migration
163 of 169 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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