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Catherine Fookes vs Mr Richard Holden

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

Photograph of Catherine Fookes
Catherine Fookes
Lab Monmouthshire
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Photograph of Mr Richard Holden
Mr Richard Holden
Con Basildon and Billericay

Voting alignment

Catherine Fookes and Mr Richard Holden voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 338 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 332 different votes 338 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
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
52 Aye 25 No
Tax 1% aligned 77 shared votes
24 Aye 53 No
23 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
2 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
2 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

80.5%
8% above average
Rank 181 of 650
Participation
79.6%
7% above average
Rank 206 of 650
508
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,352
1,699 eligible divisions
261
51.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
661
48.9% of votes cast
247
48.6% of votes cast
No votes
691
51.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

98
+3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
Appearances
63
-31.2 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650
138
-26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 650
Contributions
91
-73.1 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£211,272
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,267,818
all imported IPSA years
£211,272
7% below average
Latest expenses
£332,582
47% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
61 of 64 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
50 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
61 of 70 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 66 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
No
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
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