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Edward Argar vs Jayne Kirkham

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 Jayne Kirkham
Jayne Kirkham
Lab Truro and Falmouth

Voting alignment

Edward Argar and Jayne Kirkham voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 333 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 329 different votes 333 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 16 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
31 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
46 Aye 31 No
8 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
46 Aye 31 No
8 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 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
82.1 %
9 % above average
Rank 169 of 648
2,089
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
432
526 eligible divisions
990
47.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
225
52.1 % of votes cast
1,099
52.6 % of votes cast
No votes
207
47.9 % 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
119
+58.6 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 648
74
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 648
Contributions
144
+35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 128 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
£143,536
all imported IPSA years
£201,413
11 % below average
Latest expenses
£143,536
37 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Migration
163 of 169 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
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 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
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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
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 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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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