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Mark Sewards vs Edward Argar

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

Photograph of Mark Sewards
Mark Sewards
Lab Leeds South West and Morley
vs
Photograph of Edward Argar
Edward Argar
Con Melton and Syston

Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and Edward Argar voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 338 different votes 344 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
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 8 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
48 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
35 Aye 48 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
35 Aye 48 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

77.3 %
5 % above average
Rank 261 of 650
Participation
90.3 %
18 % above average
Rank 19 of 650
436
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,121
2,350 eligible divisions
204
46.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,010
47.6 % of votes cast
232
53.2 % of votes cast
No votes
1,111
52.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

137
+65.1 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 650
Appearances
77
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 650
147
+19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
Contributions
116
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£200,003
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£201,413
11 % below average
8
3 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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
163 of 169 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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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