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John Whitby vs Mr Richard Holden

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

Photograph of John Whitby
John Whitby
Lab Derbyshire Dales
vs
Photograph of Mr Richard Holden
Mr Richard Holden
Con Basildon and Billericay

Voting alignment

John Whitby and Mr Richard Holden voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 359 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 352 different votes 359 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
20 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
51 Aye 36 No
Tax 1% aligned 87 shared votes
35 Aye 52 No
21 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

88.8%
16% above average
Rank 28 of 649
Participation
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 214 of 649
524
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
266
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
645
49.0% of votes cast
258
49.2% 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, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

62
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 649
Appearances
44
-37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 649
76
-66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 649
Contributions
64
-78.3 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£191,904
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,267,818
all imported IPSA years
£191,904
15% below average
Latest expenses
£332,582
47% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
49 of 50 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Trade
47 of 53 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Defence
61 of 70 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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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