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Edward Argar

Conservative Melton and Syston

Voting record

1
Voted for
7
Voted against
1
Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

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Whip meter Estimate 95%

How often Edward Argar voted the same way as most of the Conservative party, across every recorded division. Parliament doesn’t publish whether a vote was officially whipped, so this is our best estimate from the public record — not a confirmed fact.

Recent votes
Representation of the People Bill — voted No at 3rd reading
Immigration and Asylum Bill — voted didn't vote at 2nd reading
Railways Bill — voted No at 3rd reading
Courts and Tribunals Bill — voted No at 2nd reading
Railways Bill — voted No at 2nd reading
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill — voted No at 2nd reading
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — voted No at 3rd reading
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — voted No at 3rd reading

Government & opposition roles

Edward Argar doesn’t currently hold a government or shadow front-bench post, but has in the past. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Previously held
Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care — Department of Health and Social Care (2024-11-05 to 2025-07-22) Shadow
Shadow Secretary of State for Justice — Ministry of Justice (2024-07-08 to 2024-11-04) Shadow
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice) — Ministry of Justice (2022-10-27 to 2024-07-05) Government
Chief Secretary to the Treasury — HM Treasury (2022-10-14 to 2022-10-27) Government
Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Attends Cabinet) — Cabinet Office (2022-09-06 to 2022-10-14) Government
Paymaster General — HM Treasury (2022-09-06 to 2022-10-14) Government
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) — Department of Health and Social Care (2019-09-10 to 2022-07-06) Government
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice) — Ministry of Justice (2018-06-14 to 2019-09-10) Government

Declared financial interests

From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for Edward Argar →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.

8. Miscellaneous

Name of donor: United and Cecil Club
Deputy Chairman of the United and Cecil Club; unpaid, honorary, role, with no control or power over the distribution of funds.
Date interest arose: 25 July 2024
(Registered 21 August 2024)

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for Edward Argar yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Edward Argar has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£203,109.82 paid out to or for Edward Argar across 42 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include Edward Argar’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.

By category
Staffing — £159,339.24 (3 claims)
Accommodation — £19,614.66 (15 claims)
Office Costs — £11,759.52 (21 claims)
MP Travel — £6,264.30 (1 claim)
Dependant Travel — £4,560.46 (1 claim)
Staff Travel — £1,571.64 (1 claim)
Most recent claims
Software & applications — £90.99, 2026-03-17 — 2026 Renewal of Caseworker Software for Casework Office [200013637-209]
Stationery & printing — £150.00, 2025-05-12 — Banner June 2025
Stationery & printing — £181.79, 2025-04-17 — XMA May 2025
Stationery & printing — £132.20, 2025-04-17 — XMA May 2025
Stationery & printing — £181.79, 2025-04-17 — XMA May 2025
Stationery & printing — £181.79, 2025-04-10 — XMA May 2025
Software & applications — £720.00, 2025-04-03 — Payment for Elected Technologies Casework Management System 2025
Payroll — £154,076.24, 2025-03-31 — Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year

Every claim on file for Edward Argar →

Early Day Motions

No Early Day Motions on file as tabled by Edward Argar — this only covers motions tabled within Hear, Hear’s current tracking window (see Early Day Motions), not necessarily Edward Argar’s full record.

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Edward Argar isn’t listed as an officer of any All-Party Parliamentary Group on file — true of most MPs. See APPGs for the full register.

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