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Mr Richard Holden vs Alan Gemmell

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

Photograph of Mr Richard Holden
Mr Richard Holden
Con Basildon and Billericay
vs
Photograph of Alan Gemmell
Alan Gemmell
Lab Central Ayrshire

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Alan Gemmell voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 296 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 291 different votes 296 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 7 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
28 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
50 Aye 28 No
7 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
20 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
50 Aye 28 No
7 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
20 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

80.2 %
7 % above average
Rank 213 of 648
Participation
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 173 of 648
1,278
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
526 eligible divisions
624
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
232
53.8 % of votes cast
654
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
199
46.2 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

50
-10.4 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 648
Appearances
20
-40.4 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 648
62
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 648
Contributions
25
-83.9 vs Commons average
Rank 568 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,267,818
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£170,626
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47 % above average
Latest expenses
£170,626
25 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 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

Foreign Affairs
49 of 50 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Defence
53 of 58 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
44 of 50 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 23 votes
Housing
46 of 53 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
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 Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
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
Aye
No
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
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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