Edward Argar

MP since 7 May 2015

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The Rt Hon Edward Argar is the Conservative MP for Melton and Syston, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.

2130

Votes Cast

£201,413

Expenses 2024-25

5,396

Majority

38.1%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£201,413

Staffing£159,339
Accommodation£19,615
Travel£12,396
Office£10,063

Year-on-Year

2024-25£201,413
2023-24£143,350
2022-23£138,871
2021-22£105,254
2020-21£111,764
2019-20£103,134
2018-19£124,407
2017-18£96,635
2016-17£92,332
2015-16£62,848

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 45,986 voters

Conservative
17,526 votes38.1%
Labour
12,130 votes26.4%
Reform UK
8,945 votes19.4%
Green Party
3,685 votes8.0%
Liberal Democrat
2,547 votes5.5%
Independent
517 votes1.1%
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom
348 votes0.8%
Rejoin EU
288 votes0.6%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

101

Written Questions

1

Oral Questions

53

Debates Spoken In

101

Speeches

448

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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2 AYE

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 14 Jul 2026

2 AYE

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

2 votes · 1 Jul 2026

3 AYE

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 22 Jun 2026

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Financial Interests(1)

Miscellaneous

United and Cecil Club

Name of donor
United and Cecil Club
Date interest arose
25 July 2024

Registered 21 August 2024

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Edward in Parliament

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of a) Category 1, b) Category 2, c) Category 3 and d) Category 4 calls to East Midlands Ambulance Service were responded to wi

Department of Health and Social Care23 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what was the average wait time of an i) Category 1, ii) Category 2, iii) Category 3, iv) Category 4 EMAS call-out in Melthom Mombury in each m

Department of Health and Social Care23 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of which therapeutics are effective for treating the symptoms of hantavirus.

Department of Health and Social Care13 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the prevalence of hantavirus in the UK.

Department of Health and Social Care13 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential for asymptomatic (a) transmission and (b) infection with hantavirus.

Department of Health and Social Care13 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the level of human-to-human transmission of hantavirus.

Department of Health and Social Care13 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the average mortality rate of each strain of hantavirus.

Department of Health and Social Care13 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of (a) Named day and (b) Ordinary written parliamentary questions were answered within the required timescale in

Department of Health and Social Care13 May 2026

Rape: Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of calls to the 24/7 rape support line were answered substantively within 5 minutes in a) July 2025, b) August 2025 , c) September 2025 , d)

AnsweredMinistry of Justice4 Feb 2026

Rape: Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what was the number of calls to the 24/7 rape support line in a) July 2025, b) August 2025 , c) September 2025 , d) October 2025, e) November 2025 and f) Dec

AnsweredMinistry of Justice4 Feb 2026
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