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Mr Louie French vs Mr Richard Holden

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

Photograph of Mr Louie French
Mr Louie French
Con Old Bexley and Sidcup
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Photograph of Mr Richard Holden
Mr Richard Holden
Con Basildon and Billericay

Voting alignment

Mr Louie French and Mr Richard Holden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 836 shared comparable votes.

834 same votes 2 different votes 836 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
45 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 114 shared votes
45 Aye 69 No
72 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
72 Aye 34 No
50 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 98 shared votes
50 Aye 48 No
25 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 57 shared votes
25 Aye 32 No
26 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
45 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 114 shared votes
45 Aye 69 No
72 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
72 Aye 34 No
50 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 98 shared votes
50 Aye 48 No
25 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 57 shared votes
25 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

80.0%
8% above average
Rank 192 of 650
Participation
79.6%
7% above average
Rank 205 of 650
1,021
1,276 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,343
1,688 eligible divisions
518
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
659
49.1% of votes cast
503
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
684
50.9% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
4 years, 10 months
Since 2 Dec 2021
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

62
-31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 650
Appearances
60
-33.0 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650
104
-58.0 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 650
Contributions
88
-74.0 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£423,303
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,267,818
all imported IPSA years
£143,451
37% below average
Latest expenses
£332,582
47% above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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

Work / Employment
66 of 68 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
41 of 43 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
61 of 64 votes
Brexit / EU
16 of 17 votes
#3
Trade
50 of 56 votes
Migration
127 of 136 votes
#4
Defence
61 of 70 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 54 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 4 Jul 2022
Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
No rebel
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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