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Gregory Stafford vs Mr Richard Holden

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

Photograph of Gregory Stafford
Gregory Stafford
Con Farnham and Bordon
vs
Photograph of Mr Richard Holden
Mr Richard Holden
Con Basildon and Billericay

Voting alignment

Gregory Stafford and Mr Richard Holden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 298 shared comparable votes.

298 same votes 0 different votes 298 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
31 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
31 Aye 47 No
17 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
31 Aye 47 No
17 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

75.9%
3% above average
Rank 290 of 649
Participation
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 214 of 649
448
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
208
46.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
645
49.0% of votes cast
240
53.6% of votes cast
No votes
672
51.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

146
+62.4 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 650
Appearances
44
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 650
290
+144.3 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
Contributions
64
-81.7 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£192,386
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,267,818
all imported IPSA years
£192,386
15% below average
Latest expenses
£332,582
47% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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

Tax
101 of 112 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
49 of 50 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 39 votes
#3
Trade
47 of 53 votes
Education
41 of 50 votes
#4
Defence
61 of 70 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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