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Edward Argar vs Alex Burghart

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 Alex Burghart
Alex Burghart
Con Brentwood and Ongar

Voting alignment

Edward Argar and Alex Burghart voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,761 shared comparable votes.

1,757 same votes 4 different votes 1,761 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
80 Aye 144 No
Tax 100% aligned 224 shared votes
80 Aye 144 No
107 Aye 46 No
Migration 100% aligned 153 shared votes
107 Aye 46 No
38 Aye 42 No
Trade 100% aligned 80 shared votes
38 Aye 42 No
44 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 77 shared votes
44 Aye 33 No
32 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 20 No
NHS / Health 98% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
85 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 158 shared votes
85 Aye 73 No
77 Aye 109 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 186 shared votes
76 Aye 110 No
80 Aye 144 No
Tax 100% aligned 224 shared votes
80 Aye 144 No
107 Aye 46 No
Migration 100% aligned 153 shared votes
107 Aye 46 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
85.3 %
13 % above average
Rank 91 of 649
2,130
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,796
2,106 eligible divisions
1,014
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
865
48.2 % of votes cast
1,116
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
931
51.8 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

84
+6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 649
Appearances
76
-2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 649
131
-7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 649
Contributions
132
-6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,112,100
all imported IPSA years
£201,413
11 % below average
Latest expenses
£203,620
10 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
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
Brexit / EU
188 of 188 votes
Migration
164 of 171 votes
#2
Trade
83 of 87 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 163 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 40 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 63 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
No rebel
No
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 7 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Public Order Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 18 Oct 2022
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye rebel
UK's withdrawal from the EU: Prime Minister's motion 14 Mar 2019
Brexit / EU
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API