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Edward Argar vs Lee Anderson

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 Lee Anderson
Lee Anderson
RUK Ashfield

Voting alignment

Edward Argar and Lee Anderson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,163 shared comparable votes.

1,148 same votes 15 different votes 1,163 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
44 Aye 102 No
Tax 100% aligned 146 shared votes
44 Aye 102 No
30 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 28 No
Benefits 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 32 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 50 shared votes
18 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 15 No
Transport 96% aligned 46 shared votes
33 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 16 No
Housing 96% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
87 Aye 43 No
Migration 98% aligned 130 shared votes
90 Aye 40 No
77 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 121 shared votes
79 Aye 42 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
75.2%
3% above average
Rank 306 of 649
2,136
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,247
1,658 eligible divisions
1,016
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
626
50.2% of votes cast
1,120
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
621
49.8% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

83
-0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 649
Appearances
57
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 649
129
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 649
Contributions
80
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 407 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
£1,149,279
all imported IPSA years
£201,413
11% below average
Latest expenses
£264,074
17% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
1
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
Trade
53 of 53 votes
Migration
164 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
45 of 47 votes
#4
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#5
Migration
134 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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
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