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John Whitby vs Edward Argar

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

Photograph of John Whitby
John Whitby
Lab Derbyshire Dales
vs
Photograph of Edward Argar
Edward Argar
Con Melton and Syston

Voting alignment

John Whitby and Edward Argar voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 407 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 401 different votes 407 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
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
46 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
34 Aye 46 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
34 Aye 46 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
3 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 32 of 649
Participation
90.2 %
18 % above average
Rank 17 of 649
510
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,130
2,361 eligible divisions
262
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,014
47.6 % of votes cast
248
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,116
52.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

61
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650
Appearances
82
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 650
75
-63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 650
Contributions
128
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£189,571
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
£189,571
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£201,413
11 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Migration
164 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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