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Edward Argar vs Adam Thompson

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

Photograph of Edward Argar
Edward Argar
Con Melton and Syston
vs
Photograph of Adam Thompson
Adam Thompson
Lab Erewash

Voting alignment

Edward Argar and Adam Thompson voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 419 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 413 different votes 419 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
5 Aye 4 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
25 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
34 Aye 53 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
53 Aye 34 No
10 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 53 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
53 Aye 34 No
10 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

90.2 %
18 % above average
Rank 17 of 649
Participation
92.9 %
20 % above average
Rank 9 of 649
2,130
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
534
575 eligible divisions
1,014
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
267
50.0 % of votes cast
1,116
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
267
50.0 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 650
Appearances
91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 650
128
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 650
Contributions
104
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,664
all imported IPSA years
£201,413
11 % below average
Latest expenses
£179,664
21 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
1
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

Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Migration
164 of 171 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
#4
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
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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