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Edward Argar vs Kim Leadbeater

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 Kim Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater
Lab Spen Valley

Voting alignment

Edward Argar and Kim Leadbeater voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 937 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 905 different votes 937 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
8 Aye 22 No
Benefits 7% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
59 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 112 shared votes
52 Aye 60 No
18 Aye 6 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
71 Aye 33 No
Migration 4% aligned 104 shared votes
29 Aye 75 No
16 Aye 10 No
Transport 4% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 54 shared votes
33 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 20 No
Housing 0% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 27 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 31 shared votes
27 Aye 4 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
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 649
2,126
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,088
1,320 eligible divisions
1,012
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
565
51.9 % of votes cast
1,114
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
523
48.1 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
5 years, 0 months
Since 1 Jul 2021

Debates

81
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 649
Appearances
4
-71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 649
125
-9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 649
Contributions
13
-121.0 vs Commons average
Rank 614 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
£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
£201,413
11 % below average
Latest expenses
£309,696
37 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Education
63 of 65 votes
Migration
164 of 171 votes
#2
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
129 of 142 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
28 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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