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Deirdre Costigan vs Mr Richard Holden

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

Photograph of Deirdre Costigan
Deirdre Costigan
Lab Ealing Southall
vs
Photograph of Mr Richard Holden
Mr Richard Holden
Con Basildon and Billericay

Voting alignment

Deirdre Costigan and Mr Richard Holden voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 292 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 287 different votes 292 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
3 Aye 8 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
43 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
31 Aye 43 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
31 Aye 43 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

94.5 %
21 % above average
Rank 4 of 648
Participation
80.2 %
7 % above average
Rank 213 of 648
497
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,278
1,594 eligible divisions
259
52.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
624
48.8 % of votes cast
238
47.9 % of votes cast
No votes
654
51.2 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

28
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 648
Appearances
48
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 648
41
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 648
Contributions
60
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£196,485
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,267,818
all imported IPSA years
£196,485
13 % below average
Latest expenses
£332,582
47 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
49 of 50 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
Transport
21 of 21 votes
#3
Defence
53 of 58 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 50 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#5
Housing
46 of 53 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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
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