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Edward Argar vs Chris Bloore

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 Chris Bloore
Chris Bloore
Lab Redditch

Voting alignment

Edward Argar and Chris Bloore voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 334 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 329 different votes 334 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
4 Aye 15 No
Benefits 16% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
35 Aye 29 No
10 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
22 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
35 Aye 29 No
10 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
22 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 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
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 349 of 649
2,136
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
433
590 eligible divisions
1,016
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
211
48.7% of votes cast
1,120
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
222
51.3% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
+0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 649
Appearances
115
+32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 649
129
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649
Contributions
127
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 239 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
£167,691
all imported IPSA years
£201,413
11% below average
Latest expenses
£167,691
26% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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

Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
164 of 171 votes
#2
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
45 of 47 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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