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Mr Richard Holden vs Alan Mak

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
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Photograph of Alan Mak
Alan Mak
Con Havant

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Alan Mak voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,127 shared comparable votes.

1,127 same votes 0 different votes 1,127 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
56 Aye 103 No
Tax 100% aligned 159 shared votes
56 Aye 103 No
69 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 134 shared votes
69 Aye 65 No
82 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 120 shared votes
82 Aye 38 No
27 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 51 shared votes
21 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 103 No
Tax 100% aligned 159 shared votes
56 Aye 103 No
69 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 134 shared votes
69 Aye 65 No
82 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 120 shared votes
82 Aye 38 No
27 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 51 shared votes
21 Aye 30 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
86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 86 of 648
1,278
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,990
2,312 eligible divisions
624
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
942
47.3 % of votes cast
654
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
1,048
52.7 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

50
-10.4 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 648
Appearances
12
-48.4 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 648
62
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 648
Contributions
13
-95.9 vs Commons average
Rank 617 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
£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47 % above average
Latest expenses
£292,278
29 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
23
5 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
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Defence
57 of 59 votes
Defence
53 of 58 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Trade
44 of 50 votes
#4
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Housing
46 of 53 votes
#5
Trade
81 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
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 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
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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