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Edward Argar vs Richard Burgon

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 Richard Burgon
Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East

Voting alignment

Edward Argar and Richard Burgon voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,733 shared comparable votes.

90 same votes 1,643 different votes 1,733 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
21 Aye 43 No
Education 8% aligned 64 shared votes
42 Aye 22 No
73 Aye 107 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 180 shared votes
112 Aye 68 No
20 Aye 24 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
85 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 165 shared votes
83 Aye 82 No
21 Aye 40 No
Benefits 3% aligned 61 shared votes
38 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 37 No
Trade 0% aligned 76 shared votes
37 Aye 39 No
39 Aye 34 No
Transport 0% aligned 73 shared votes
34 Aye 39 No
34 Aye 34 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 68 shared votes
34 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 36 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 58 shared votes
36 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 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
80.1%
7% above average
Rank 194 of 649
2,136
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,903
2,376 eligible divisions
1,016
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,042
54.8% of votes cast
1,120
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
861
45.2% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
45
2.4% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

83
+0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 649
Appearances
84
+1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 649
129
-14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649
Contributions
96
-47.5 vs Commons average
Rank 341 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
£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
£201,413
11% below average
Latest expenses
£301,574
33% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Migration
164 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
45 of 47 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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