Edward Argar
Conservative Sitting MP
MP for Melton and Syston · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melton and Syston | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Charnwood | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 7 May 2015 | Present |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford East |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | Opposition | 5 November 2024 | 22 July 2025 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Justice | Opposition | 8 July 2024 | 4 November 2024 |
| Minister of State (Ministry of Justice) | Government | 27 October 2022 | 5 July 2024 |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | Government | 14 October 2022 | 27 October 2022 |
| Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Attends Cabinet) | Government | 6 September 2022 | 14 October 2022 |
| Paymaster General | Government | 6 September 2022 | 14 October 2022 |
| Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) | Government | 10 September 2019 | 6 July 2022 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice) | Government | 14 June 2018 | 10 September 2019 |
Voting participation
40th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 188 | 79.7% |
| 2025 | 322 | 245 | 76.1% |
| 2024 | 200 | 172 | 86.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 251 | 98.1% |
| 2022 | 251 | 233 | 92.8% |
| 2021 | 242 | 219 | 90.5% |
| 2020 | 190 | 184 | 96.8% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 1,005 | 94.1% |
| 59th | 631 | 489 | 77.5% |
Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).
Parliamentary activity
joint 441st of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 129 | 59 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 57 | 30 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 135 | 39 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 349 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 277 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 702 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 243 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) Bill | Member | 12 February 2026 | – | no published attendance |
| City of London (Markets) Bill | Member | 18 March 2026 | – | no published attendance |
| Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill | Member | 15 October 2026 | – | no published attendance |
| Social Housing Bill [Lords] | Member | 22 October 2026 | – | no published attendance |
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Conservative average 99.9%
8 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
18th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899
Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.
Parliamentary timeline
Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.
2015
- – Became MP for Charnwood
- – Joined Conservative
2018
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
2019
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
2022
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Attends Cabinet)
- – Appointed: Paymaster General
- – Appointed: Chief Secretary to the Treasury
- – Left role: Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Attends Cabinet)
- – Left role: Paymaster General
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
- – Left role: Chief Secretary to the Treasury
2024
- – Became MP for Melton and Syston
- – Left role: Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
2025
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
2026
- – Joined Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) Bill
- – Joined City of London (Markets) Bill
- – Joined Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill
- – Joined Social Housing Bill [Lords]
Constituency: Melton and Syston
Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.