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Chris Bryant vs Paul Holmes

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

Photograph of Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant
Lab Rhondda and Ogmore
vs
Photograph of Paul Holmes
Paul Holmes
Con Hamble Valley

Voting alignment

Chris Bryant and Paul Holmes voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 870 shared comparable votes.

36 same votes 834 different votes 870 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
16 Aye 9 No
Education 8% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 12 No
Benefits 7% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 4 No
Energy 5% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
17 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 23 No
Transport 0% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

66.0%
7% below average
Rank 501 of 649
Participation
85.0%
12% above average
Rank 93 of 649
1,567
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,410
1,658 eligible divisions
891
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
702
49.8% of votes cast
676
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
708
50.2% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4% of votes cast
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

84
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 650
Appearances
114
+30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
452
+306.3 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 650
Contributions
387
+241.3 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,807,799
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
£277,046
22% above average
Latest expenses
£234,722
4% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
5
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
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Defence
52 of 71 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 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
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sept 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sept 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023 18 Jul 2023
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API