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Edward Argar vs Mr David Lammy

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 Mr David Lammy
Mr David Lammy
Lab Tottenham

Voting alignment

Edward Argar and Mr David Lammy voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,088 shared comparable votes.

50 same votes 1,038 different votes 1,088 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
7 Aye 18 No
Education 8% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 21 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 29 shared votes
23 Aye 6 No
75 Aye 109 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 184 shared votes
111 Aye 73 No
38 Aye 31 No
Migration 4% aligned 69 shared votes
28 Aye 41 No
5 Aye 20 No
Energy 4% aligned 25 shared votes
21 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 88 No
Tax 0% aligned 123 shared votes
88 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 27 No
Trade 0% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 18 No
Transport 0% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 18 No
Defence 0% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 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
48.7%
24% below average
Rank 623 of 649
2,136
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,156
2,376 eligible divisions
1,016
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
696
60.2% of votes cast
1,120
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
460
39.8% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
11
1.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
26 years, 3 months
Since 22 Jun 2000

Debates

83
+0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 649
Appearances
58
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 649
129
-14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649
Contributions
726
+582.5 vs Commons average
Rank 7 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
£2,872,069
all imported IPSA years
£201,413
11% below average
Latest expenses
£268,880
19% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
4 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
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Migration
164 of 171 votes
#2
Trade
61 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
45 of 47 votes
#4
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
123 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
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
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
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
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sept 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sept 2023
Aye
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