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Alice Macdonald vs Edward Argar

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

Photograph of Alice Macdonald
Alice Macdonald
Lab Norwich North
vs
Photograph of Edward Argar
Edward Argar
Con Melton and Syston

Voting alignment

Alice Macdonald and Edward Argar voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 369 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 364 different votes 369 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 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
29 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
38 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
5 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
38 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
5 Aye 25 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

84.7 %
12 % above average
Rank 108 of 650
Participation
90.3 %
18 % above average
Rank 19 of 650
477
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,120
2,349 eligible divisions
234
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,010
47.6 % of votes cast
243
50.9 % 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

38
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
Appearances
76
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 206 of 650
45
-80.8 vs Commons average
Rank 503 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

£186,253
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
£186,253
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£201,413
11 % below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Migration
163 of 169 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 61 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
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
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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