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Edward Argar vs Graham Stringer

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 Graham Stringer
Graham Stringer
Lab Blackley and Middleton South

Voting alignment

Edward Argar and Graham Stringer voted the same way 12% of the time, based on 1,244 shared comparable votes.

151 same votes 1,093 different votes 1,244 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
41 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 62% aligned 105 shared votes
45 Aye 60 No
24 Aye 27 No
Trade 10% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
32 Aye 25 No
Transport 9% aligned 57 shared votes
22 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 23 No
Defence 7% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 20 No
Benefits 7% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 21 No
Housing 0% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 21 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 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
57.7%
15% below average
Rank 592 of 649
2,134
2,373 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,370
2,373 eligible divisions
1,016
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
685
50.0% of votes cast
1,118
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
685
50.0% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
113
8.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

83
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 649
Appearances
55
-25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 649
129
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 649
Contributions
43
-97.6 vs Commons average
Rank 526 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
£2,011,354
all imported IPSA years
£201,413
11% below average
Latest expenses
£160,334
29% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
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
Migration
123 of 171 votes
Migration
164 of 171 votes
#2
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
47 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
45 of 47 votes
#4
Housing
44 of 66 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#5
Defence
47 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 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
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
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