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Edward Argar vs Sir John Whittingdale

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Edward Argar and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,864 shared comparable votes.

1,852 same votes 12 different votes 1,864 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
97 Aye 138 No
Tax 100% aligned 235 shared votes
97 Aye 138 No
89 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 169 shared votes
89 Aye 80 No
112 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 155 shared votes
112 Aye 43 No
39 Aye 43 No
Trade 100% aligned 82 shared votes
39 Aye 43 No
42 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 73 shared votes
42 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
78 Aye 124 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 202 shared votes
73 Aye 129 No
97 Aye 138 No
Tax 100% aligned 235 shared votes
97 Aye 138 No
89 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 169 shared votes
89 Aye 80 No
112 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 155 shared votes
112 Aye 43 No
39 Aye 43 No
Trade 100% aligned 82 shared votes
39 Aye 43 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
80.4%
8% above average
Rank 190 of 650
2,146
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,919
2,387 eligible divisions
1,020
47.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
917
47.8% of votes cast
1,126
52.5% of votes cast
No votes
1,002
52.2% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

80
-5.2 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650
Appearances
78
-7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
125
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 269 of 650
Contributions
112
-36.4 vs Commons average
Rank 309 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£201,413
11% below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
204 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
47 of 49 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Migration
164 of 171 votes
#3
Trade
85 of 94 votes
Democracy / Parliament
45 of 47 votes
#4
Work / Employment
76 of 80 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API