MP for Melton and Syston
“A high-attendance, party-loyal Conservative MP with substantial government experience.”
Edward Argar is a Conservative MP for Melton and Syston, first elected in 2015. He has held senior government roles, including Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice and Chief Secretary to the Treasury, and has also served in the Cabinet Office; in 2026 he sits on committees for the City of London Markets Bill and the Cheltenham Borough Council Markets Bill.
Argar shows near-perfect party loyalty (100%) with strong attendance (87%). He has four rebel votes in total. He generally supports immigration controls and the asylum system, and the Rwanda deportation scheme, but opposes bus services regulation; his voting on VAT, transgender rights, NHS funding and other issues is mixed rather than always aligned with a single stance.
Declared financial interests include one miscellaneous entry.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Conservative average: 56%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Conservative average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
18 positions
City of London (Markets) Bill
Since Mar 2026
Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) Bill
Since Feb 2026
Railways Bill
Jan 2026 - Feb 2026
Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Nov 2024 - Jul 2025
Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
Jul 2024 - Nov 2024
Prison Media Bill
May 2024 - May 2024
Community and Suspended Sentences (Notification of Details) Bill
May 2024 - May 2024
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill
Apr 2024 - May 2024
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
AYESteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
AYEPension Schemes Bill: Government Motion relating to Lords Reason 88X
NOCollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
Privilege
AYENorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over (Motion)
NONorthern Ireland Troubles Bill
Pension Schemes Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 88Q
NOCollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 85, 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 etc
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 94B and 94C
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Crime and Policing Bill: Government motion in relation to LA439
NOCrime and Policing Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Govt Motion to insist on Amdt 38J and disagree with Amdts 38V to 38X
NOChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026
Pensions Schemes Bill: Govt motion relating to Lords Reason 88D
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
