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Al Carns vs Mr Richard Holden

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

Photograph of Al Carns
Al Carns
Lab Birmingham Selly Oak
vs
Photograph of Mr Richard Holden
Mr Richard Holden
Con Basildon and Billericay

Voting alignment

Al Carns and Mr Richard Holden voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 212 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 208 different votes 212 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
2 Aye 5 No
Benefits 29% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
32 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
20 Aye 32 No
14 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
20 Aye 32 No
14 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
1 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

52.5 %
20 % below average
Rank 615 of 649
Participation
79.9 %
7 % above average
Rank 201 of 649
298
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,307
1,636 eligible divisions
142
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
640
49.0 % of votes cast
156
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
667
51.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

67
-7.3 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 649
Appearances
43
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 649
319
+187.0 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 649
Contributions
56
-76.0 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£170,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,267,818
all imported IPSA years
£170,101
25 % below average
Latest expenses
£332,582
47 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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

Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
49 of 50 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
Housing
21 of 31 votes
#3
Trade
45 of 51 votes
Defence
22 of 34 votes
#4
Defence
61 of 70 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#5
Housing
46 of 53 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API