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Mr Louie French vs Edward Argar

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

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Mr Louie French
Con Old Bexley and Sidcup
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Photograph of Edward Argar
Edward Argar
Con Melton and Syston

Voting alignment

Mr Louie French and Edward Argar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 950 shared comparable votes.

950 same votes 0 different votes 950 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
90 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
90 Aye 36 No
46 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
46 Aye 72 No
61 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
61 Aye 51 No
28 Aye 35 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 63 shared votes
28 Aye 35 No
26 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
90 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
90 Aye 36 No
46 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
46 Aye 72 No
61 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
61 Aye 51 No
28 Aye 35 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 63 shared votes
28 Aye 35 No
26 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

80.2%
8% above average
Rank 193 of 649
Participation
89.9%
17% above average
Rank 20 of 649
999
1,246 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,136
2,376 eligible divisions
504
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,016
47.6% of votes cast
495
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
1,120
52.4% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
4 years, 10 months
Since 2 Dec 2021
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 649
Appearances
83
-0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 649
79
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 649
Contributions
129
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£423,303
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
£143,451
37% below average
Latest expenses
£201,413
11% below average
9
4 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

Brexit / EU
16 of 16 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 65 votes
#2
Migration
164 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
29 of 30 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Migration
127 of 136 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
45 of 47 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 54 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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