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Oliver Ryan vs Edward Argar

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

Photograph of Oliver Ryan
Oliver Ryan
Lab Burnley
vs
Photograph of Edward Argar
Edward Argar
Con Melton and Syston

Voting alignment

Oliver Ryan and Edward Argar voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 366 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 359 different votes 366 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 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 6 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
48 Aye 38 No
Tax 1% aligned 86 shared votes
37 Aye 49 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 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

82.1 %
9 % above average
Rank 160 of 650
Participation
90.3 %
18 % above average
Rank 19 of 650
463
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,121
2,350 eligible divisions
222
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,010
47.6 % of votes cast
241
52.1 % 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

33
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
Appearances
77
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 650
43
-84.6 vs Commons average
Rank 511 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

£234,505
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
£234,505
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£201,413
11 % below average
2
2 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

Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Education
48 of 49 votes
#2
Migration
163 of 169 votes
Transport
27 of 29 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
Tax
99 of 111 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
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Motion to sit in private 11 Jul 2025
Tax
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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