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Cat Eccles vs Edward Argar

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

Photograph of Cat Eccles
Cat Eccles
Lab Stourbridge
vs
Photograph of Edward Argar
Edward Argar
Con Melton and Syston

Voting alignment

Cat Eccles and Edward Argar voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 255 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 248 different votes 255 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 6 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
25 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

54.4 %
18 % below average
Rank 608 of 649
Participation
90.2 %
18 % above average
Rank 17 of 649
313
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,130
2,361 eligible divisions
138
44.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,014
47.6 % of votes cast
175
55.9 % of votes cast
No votes
1,116
52.4 % of votes cast
10
3.2 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

81
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 650
Appearances
82
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 650
99
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
Contributions
128
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£179,390
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
£179,390
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£201,413
11 % below average
3
2 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
9 of 9 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
164 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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