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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 345 shared comparable votes.

345 same votes 0 different votes 345 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
22 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
22 Aye 42 No
7 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
7 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
22 Aye 42 No
7 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
7 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 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
63.4%
9% below average
Rank 536 of 649
2,136
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
374
590 eligible divisions
1,016
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
187
50.0% of votes cast
1,120
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
187
50.0% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
-0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 650
Appearances
16
-67.6 vs Commons average
Rank 608 of 650
129
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 650
Contributions
18
-127.7 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 650

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
4
4 registered categories
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
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Migration
164 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
45 of 47 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#5
Transport
22 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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