Voting Record — Edward Argar MP, Charnwood (25396)

Edward Argar is currently The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice,

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
13 Dec 2019 still in office Con 0 votes out of 944, 0.0% 944 votes out of 1002, 94.2% 0 times
9 Jun 2017 6 Nov 2019 Con 2 votes out of 443, 0.5% 443 votes out of 463, 95.7% 0 times
8 May 2015 3 May 2017 Con 0 votes out of 433, 0.0% 433 votes out of 467, 92.7% 0 times

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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HouseDateSubjectEdward ArgarCon VoteRôle
11 Jul 2023Stopped being Member, Victims and Prisoners Bill Committee
14 Jun 2023Became Member, Victims and Prisoners Bill Committee
Commons7 Mar 2023Public Order Bill — Clause 9 - Offence of interference with access to or provision of abortion services Majorityunknown Unknown
27 Oct 2022Became The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice,
27 Oct 2022Stopped being The Chief Secretary to the Treasury,
14 Oct 2022Became The Chief Secretary to the Treasury,
14 Oct 2022Stopped being Paymaster General,
14 Oct 2022Stopped being Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Attends Cabinet),
6 Sep 2022Stopped being Member, Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill Committee
6 Sep 2022Became Paymaster General,
6 Sep 2022Became Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Attends Cabinet),
20 Jul 2022Became Member, Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill Committee
6 Jul 2022Stopped being Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care),
2 Nov 2021Stopped being Member, Health and Care Bill Committee
7 Sep 2021Became Member, Health and Care Bill Committee
HouseDateSubjectEdward ArgarCon VoteRôle
10 Sep 2019Became Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care),
10 Sep 2019Stopped being The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice,
Commons27 Mar 2019EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (O) — Seeking Preferential Trade Arrangements To Apply In Absense of Withdrawal Agreement Majorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2019UK Withdrawal from the European Union — Delay Withdrawal if MPs Agree Withdrawal Agreement Majorityno Rebel
14 Jun 2018Became The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice,
HouseDateSubjectEdward ArgarCon VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
21 Nov 2016Stopped being Member, Procedure Committee
13 Jul 2015Became Member, Procedure Committee

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

AgreementPolicy
50% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100% Academy Schools - for
13% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
100% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50% Apprenticeships
0% Assisted Dying
96% Asylum System - More strict
100% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
0% Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
100% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
0% Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
86% Delegate more powers to government ministers
23% Do more to help refugees inclding children
48% Employment rights
100% Encourage and incentivise saving
36% Energy Prices - More Affordable
100% English Votes on English Laws etc.
80% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
19% European Union Integration - For
100% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100% Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
0% Fixed Term Parliaments
12% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
0% Fully Elected House of Lords
19% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
10% Further devolution to Scotland
12% Further devolution to Wales
100% GP Commissioning in the NHS
18% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
0% Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
100% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
0% Higher taxes on banks
100% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
50% Homosexuality - Equal rights
88% HS2 - In Favour
14% Human Rights and Equality
100% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
0% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
0% Incentivise membership of press regulator
100% Increase Air Passenger Duty
69% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
64% Increase VAT
0% Inheritance Tax
0% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
0% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
100% Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
0% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
100% Mass Retention of Communications Data
48% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
0% Member trustees on pension boards
100% Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
100% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
71% Minimum Wage
0% More Emergency Service Workers
0% More funds for social care
25% More powers for local councils
0% MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
0% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100% Nuclear power - For
11% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100% Phase out of Tenancies for Life
18% Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
17% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
100% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
0% Public Ownership of Railways
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
100% Reduce capital gains tax
83% Reduce central funding for local government
84% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100% Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
82% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
67% Reducing the number of MPs - for
100% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
0% Regulate letting agent fees
100% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
0% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
100% Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
100% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
100% Require voters to show photo ID before voting
100% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
100% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0% Retain funds from council house sales locally
100% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
12% Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
0% Right to strike
12% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
50% Same Sex Marriage - for
100% Schools - Greater Autonomy
17% State control of bus services
14% Stop climate change
28% Support current and former armed service members
100% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
50% Termination of pregnancy - against
91% Tougher on illegal immigration
96% Trade Unions - Restrict
100% Trident replacement - In favour
100% University Tuition Fees - For
100% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
8% Voting age - Reduce to 16
100% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
33% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

Possible Friends (more...)

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