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Edward Argar vs Alison Bennett

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
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Photograph of Alison Bennett
Alison Bennett
LD Mid Sussex

Voting alignment

Edward Argar and Alison Bennett voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 306 shared comparable votes.

232 same votes 74 different votes 306 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
25 Aye 45 No
Tax 96% aligned 70 shared votes
28 Aye 42 No
8 Aye 17 No
Education 92% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 90% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 9 No
Defence 83% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 29% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 6 No
Energy 38% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 67% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

90.3 %
18 % above average
Rank 19 of 649
Participation
71.8 %
1 % below average
Rank 389 of 649
2,125
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
408
568 eligible divisions
1,011
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
218
53.4 % of votes cast
1,114
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
190
46.6 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

80
+6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 649
Appearances
131
+57.6 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
123
-7.3 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 649
Contributions
149
+18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 174 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
£141,775
all imported IPSA years
£201,413
11 % below average
Latest expenses
£141,775
37 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
163 of 169 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 5 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#5
Defence
28 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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