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Edward Argar vs Lee Barron

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 Barron
Lee Barron
Lab Corby and East Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Edward Argar and Lee Barron voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 322 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 316 different votes 322 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
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 21% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
50 Aye 30 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
50 Aye 30 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

90.3 %
18 % above average
Rank 21 of 650
Participation
75.6 %
3 % above average
Rank 300 of 650
2,116
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
422
558 eligible divisions
1,008
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
199
47.2 % of votes cast
1,108
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
223
52.8 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
7
1.7 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

69
-1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Appearances
39
-31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
105
-19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 252 of 650
Contributions
44
-80.5 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£218,179
all imported IPSA years
£201,413
11 % below average
Latest expenses
£218,179
4 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
163 of 169 votes
#2
Energy
16 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#3
Education
42 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
#4
Tax
92 of 108 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#5
Defence
28 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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