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Edward Argar vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Edward Argar and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,724 shared comparable votes.

1,707 same votes 17 different votes 1,724 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
88 Aye 161 No
Tax 100% aligned 249 shared votes
88 Aye 161 No
40 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 71 shared votes
40 Aye 31 No
33 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 69 shared votes
33 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 35 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 57 shared votes
22 Aye 35 No
24 Aye 32 No
Benefits 100% aligned 56 shared votes
24 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 36 No
Education 96% aligned 51 shared votes
13 Aye 38 No
18 Aye 19 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
71 Aye 116 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 187 shared votes
73 Aye 114 No
104 Aye 31 No
Migration 99% aligned 135 shared votes
106 Aye 29 No
91 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 163 shared votes
91 Aye 72 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 22 of 650
Participation
75.0%
2% above average
Rank 313 of 650
2,147
2,388 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,790
2,388 eligible divisions
1,021
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
843
47.1% of votes cast
1,126
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
947
52.9% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
43 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

81
-5.4 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650
Appearances
175
+88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 650
126
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 650
Contributions
192
+41.4 vs Commons average
Rank 152 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£201,413
11% below average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
188 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
47 of 49 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
60 of 70 votes
Migration
164 of 171 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
45 of 47 votes
#4
Tax
257 of 323 votes
Work / Employment
76 of 80 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
No rebel
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
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
Aye rebel
Aye
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
No 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
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
No rebel
No
New Clause 1: Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords] Committee Stage 17 Jun 2020
Aye rebel
Aye
Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords]: Second Reading 8 Jun 2020
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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