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Edward Argar vs Ashley Dalton

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 Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire

Voting alignment

Edward Argar and Ashley Dalton voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 486 shared comparable votes.

26 same votes 460 different votes 486 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
2 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 14% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 11 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 10% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
27 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 47 shared votes
19 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
42 Aye 29 No
15 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

89.9%
17% above average
Rank 20 of 649
Participation
63.6%
9% below average
Rank 532 of 649
2,136
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
590
928 eligible divisions
1,016
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
277
46.9% of votes cast
1,120
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
313
53.1% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.8% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
3 years, 7 months
Since 9 Feb 2023

Debates

83
-0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 649
Appearances
47
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 649
129
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 649
Contributions
111
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 310 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
£607,098
all imported IPSA years
£201,413
11% below average
Latest expenses
£323,917
43% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
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
Brexit / EU
6 of 6 votes
Migration
164 of 171 votes
#2
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
79 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
45 of 47 votes
#4
Trade
15 of 19 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#5
Energy
23 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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