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Edward Argar vs Mr Louie French

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
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Photograph of Mr Louie French
Mr Louie French
Con Old Bexley and Sidcup

Voting alignment

Edward Argar and Mr Louie French voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 917 shared comparable votes.

917 same votes 0 different votes 917 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
89 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
89 Aye 36 No
46 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
46 Aye 72 No
60 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
60 Aye 51 No
28 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 61 shared votes
28 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
89 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
89 Aye 36 No
46 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
46 Aye 72 No
60 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
60 Aye 51 No
28 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 61 shared votes
28 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 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
81.3 %
8 % above average
Rank 183 of 648
2,089
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
961
1,182 eligible divisions
990
47.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
480
49.9 % of votes cast
1,099
52.6 % of votes cast
No votes
481
50.1 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
4 years, 6 months
Since 2 Dec 2021

Debates

44
-16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 648
Appearances
54
-6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 648
74
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 648
Contributions
188
+79.1 vs Commons average
Rank 85 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
£423,303
all imported IPSA years
£201,413
11 % below average
Latest expenses
£143,451
37 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
4 registered categories
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
Brexit / EU
16 of 16 votes
Migration
163 of 169 votes
#2
Work / Employment
61 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
29 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
#4
Migration
126 of 134 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#5
Trade
25 of 27 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
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 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
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API