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Edward Argar vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Edward Argar and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,748 shared comparable votes.

1,742 same votes 6 different votes 1,748 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
79 Aye 140 No
Tax 100% aligned 219 shared votes
79 Aye 140 No
45 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 78 shared votes
45 Aye 33 No
38 Aye 39 No
Trade 100% aligned 77 shared votes
38 Aye 39 No
33 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 41 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 65 shared votes
24 Aye 41 No
Most different by topic
101 Aye 38 No
Migration 98% aligned 139 shared votes
104 Aye 35 No
91 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 165 shared votes
91 Aye 74 No
73 Aye 104 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 177 shared votes
72 Aye 105 No
79 Aye 140 No
Tax 100% aligned 219 shared votes
79 Aye 140 No
45 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 78 shared votes
45 Aye 33 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
84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 101 of 649
2,130
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,786
2,106 eligible divisions
1,014
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
49.3 % of votes cast
1,116
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
905
50.7 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

84
+6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 649
Appearances
16
-62.0 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 649
131
-7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 649
Contributions
23
-115.4 vs Commons average
Rank 589 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£201,413
11 % below average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Migration
164 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 7 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Public Order Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 18 Oct 2022
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye rebel
UK's withdrawal from the EU: Prime Minister's motion 14 Mar 2019
Brexit / EU
No
Where they voted the same
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
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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