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Chris Bloore vs Paul Holmes

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

Photograph of Chris Bloore
Chris Bloore
Lab Redditch
vs
Photograph of Paul Holmes
Paul Holmes
Con Hamble Valley

Voting alignment

Chris Bloore and Paul Holmes voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 285 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 281 different votes 285 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
8 Aye 5 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
27 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
1 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
1 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

73.6 %
1 % above average
Rank 342 of 649
Participation
85.1 %
12 % above average
Rank 94 of 649
423
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
1,643 eligible divisions
208
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
694
49.6 % of votes cast
215
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
704
50.4 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

107
+29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
Appearances
105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 650
119
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 650
Contributions
390
+251.7 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£167,691
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
£167,691
26 % below average
Latest expenses
£234,722
4 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#4
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
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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