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Edward Argar vs Sir Julian Lewis

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 Julian Lewis
Sir Julian Lewis
Con New Forest East

Voting alignment

Edward Argar and Sir Julian Lewis voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,870 shared comparable votes.

1,825 same votes 45 different votes 1,870 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 150 No
Tax 100% aligned 247 shared votes
97 Aye 150 No
44 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 81 shared votes
44 Aye 37 No
32 Aye 38 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 70 shared votes
32 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 39 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 63 shared votes
24 Aye 39 No
33 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 58 shared votes
33 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 29 No
Defence 89% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
40 Aye 43 No
Trade 94% aligned 83 shared votes
39 Aye 44 No
76 Aye 117 No
Brexit / EU 94% aligned 193 shared votes
71 Aye 122 No
97 Aye 82 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 179 shared votes
96 Aye 83 No
18 Aye 20 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

89.8%
17% above average
Rank 22 of 650
Participation
79.8%
7% above average
Rank 201 of 650
2,171
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,929
2,417 eligible divisions
1,032
47.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
910
47.2% of votes cast
1,139
52.5% of votes cast
No votes
1,019
52.8% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

85
-9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 650
Appearances
392
+297.5 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 650
137
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
Contributions
512
+347.4 vs Commons average
Rank 24 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
£2,159,138
all imported IPSA years
£201,413
11% below average
Latest expenses
£212,155
6% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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
210 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
194 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
47 of 49 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 94 votes
Migration
164 of 171 votes
#3
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Democracy / Parliament
45 of 47 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
78 of 82 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Victims and Prisoners Bill Report Stage: New Clause 27 4 Dec 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 161 4 Sept 2023
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 159 4 Sept 2023
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 117 4 Sept 2023
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 151 4 Sept 2023
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023 18 Jul 2023
No rebel
Aye
National Security Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 22B 26 Jun 2023
Defence
No rebel
Aye
National Security Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 122 3 May 2023
Defence
No rebel
Aye
National Security Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 22 3 May 2023
Defence
No rebel
No
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 7 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
No
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