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Mary Kelly Foy vs Edward Argar

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

Photograph of Mary Kelly Foy
Mary Kelly Foy
Lab City of Durham
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Photograph of Edward Argar
Edward Argar
Con Melton and Syston

Voting alignment

Mary Kelly Foy and Edward Argar voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 985 shared comparable votes.

44 same votes 941 different votes 985 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
28 Aye 18 No
Benefits 7% aligned 46 shared votes
15 Aye 31 No
38 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 108 shared votes
67 Aye 41 No
17 Aye 7 No
Energy 4% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
35 Aye 81 No
Migration 3% aligned 116 shared votes
77 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
35 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 43 shared votes
8 Aye 35 No
27 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 42 shared votes
15 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

66.2 %
7 % below average
Rank 498 of 649
Participation
90.2 %
18 % above average
Rank 17 of 649
1,087
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,130
2,361 eligible divisions
557
51.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,014
47.6 % of votes cast
530
48.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,116
52.4 % of votes cast
28
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 650
Appearances
82
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 650
73
-65.3 vs Commons average
Rank 413 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

£1,276,742
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
£286,681
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£201,413
11 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Education
59 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
164 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
42 of 50 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
Defence
58 of 70 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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
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