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Edward Argar vs David Reed

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 David Reed
David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East

Voting alignment

Edward Argar and David Reed voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 281 shared comparable votes.

281 same votes 0 different votes 281 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
31 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
31 Aye 42 No
17 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
2 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
31 Aye 42 No
17 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
2 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

90.4 %
17 % above average
Rank 24 of 648
Participation
62.7 %
10 % below average
Rank 550 of 648
2,089
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
330
526 eligible divisions
990
47.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
164
49.7 % of votes cast
1,099
52.6 % of votes cast
No votes
166
50.3 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 648
Appearances
75
+14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 648
74
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 648
Contributions
131
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,694
all imported IPSA years
£201,413
11 % below average
Latest expenses
£195,694
13 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
14
4 registered categories
0
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
163 of 169 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#3
Defence
17 of 22 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
#4
Energy
13 of 17 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
17 of 23 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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