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Adam Thompson vs Paul Holmes

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Adam Thompson
Lab Erewash
vs
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Paul Holmes
Con Hamble Valley

Voting alignment

Adam Thompson and Paul Holmes voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 373 different votes 381 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 7 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
28 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
43 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
31 Aye 43 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
31 Aye 43 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

92.4%
20% above average
Rank 8 of 650
Participation
85.0%
13% above average
Rank 87 of 650
573
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,435
1,688 eligible divisions
282
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
716
49.9% of votes cast
291
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
719
50.1% of votes cast
2
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

97
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 650
Appearances
115
+22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 650
116
-46.0 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 650
Contributions
325
+163.0 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£179,664
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
£179,664
21% below average
Latest expenses
£234,722
4% above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
64 of 64 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 63 votes
Transport
30 of 30 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Trade
53 of 56 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API