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Edward Argar vs Helen Whately

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 Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Edward Argar and Helen Whately voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,938 shared comparable votes.

1,935 same votes 3 different votes 1,938 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
93 Aye 165 No
Tax 100% aligned 258 shared votes
93 Aye 165 No
88 Aye 83 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 171 shared votes
88 Aye 83 No
113 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 156 shared votes
113 Aye 43 No
43 Aye 40 No
Trade 100% aligned 83 shared votes
43 Aye 40 No
45 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 82 shared votes
45 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 23 No
NHS / Health 98% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
77 Aye 120 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 197 shared votes
76 Aye 121 No
93 Aye 165 No
Tax 100% aligned 258 shared votes
93 Aye 165 No
88 Aye 83 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 171 shared votes
88 Aye 83 No
113 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 156 shared votes
113 Aye 43 No

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

Voting record

90.2 %
18 % above average
Rank 17 of 649
Participation
83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 125 of 649
2,130
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,977
2,361 eligible divisions
1,014
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
943
47.7 % of votes cast
1,116
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
1,034
52.3 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

84
+6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 649
Appearances
45
-33.0 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 649
131
-7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 649
Contributions
68
-70.4 vs Commons average
Rank 430 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
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£201,413
11 % below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Migration
164 of 171 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
No rebel
Mr Fysh's motion O (Contingent preferential arrangements) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
Aye rebel
UK's withdrawal from the EU: Prime Minister's motion 14 Mar 2019
Brexit / EU
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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