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Edward Argar vs Shivani Raja

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 Shivani Raja
Shivani Raja
Con Leicester East

Voting alignment

Edward Argar and Shivani Raja voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 298 shared comparable votes.

298 same votes 0 different votes 298 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
20 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
20 Aye 42 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
20 Aye 42 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 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
61.0 %
12 % below average
Rank 574 of 648
2,089
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
321
526 eligible divisions
990
47.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
157
48.9 % of votes cast
1,099
52.6 % of votes cast
No votes
164
51.1 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 648
Appearances
3
-57.4 vs Commons average
Rank 634 of 648
74
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 648
Contributions
3
-105.9 vs Commons average
Rank 631 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
£205,066
all imported IPSA years
£201,413
11 % below average
Latest expenses
£205,066
9 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 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
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Migration
163 of 169 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#3
Defence
18 of 22 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
#4
Transport
16 of 21 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory 28 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Jan 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API