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Alex Norris vs Paul Holmes

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

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Alex Norris
Lab Nottingham North and Kimberley
vs
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Paul Holmes
Con Hamble Valley

Voting alignment

Alex Norris and Paul Holmes voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,007 shared comparable votes.

46 same votes 961 different votes 1,007 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
19 Aye 17 No
Benefits 6% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
75 Aye 36 No
Tax 4% aligned 111 shared votes
32 Aye 79 No
11 Aye 17 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 8 No
Education 3% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 46 shared votes
16 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 22 No
Trade 0% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

75.3%
3% above average
Rank 302 of 649
Participation
85.0%
12% above average
Rank 93 of 649
1,597
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,410
1,658 eligible divisions
891
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
702
49.8% of votes cast
706
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
708
50.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

55
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 649
Appearances
112
+29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 649
484
+340.5 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 649
Contributions
385
+241.5 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,827,073
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
£301,924
33% above average
Latest expenses
£234,722
4% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Migration
144 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 73 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 46 votes
#4
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
159 of 188 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Motion to sit in private 11 Jul 2025
Tax
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Sit in private 25 Apr 2025
Tax
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
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