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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.

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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 1,152 shared comparable votes.

1,152 same votes 0 different votes 1,152 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
58 Aye 103 No
Tax 100% aligned 161 shared votes
58 Aye 103 No
69 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 134 shared votes
69 Aye 65 No
83 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
83 Aye 38 No
26 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 58 shared votes
26 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 103 No
Tax 100% aligned 161 shared votes
58 Aye 103 No
69 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 134 shared votes
69 Aye 65 No
83 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
83 Aye 38 No
26 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 58 shared votes
26 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No

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

Voting record

79.9 %
7 % above average
Rank 201 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 87 of 649
1,312
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,017
2,361 eligible divisions
643
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
955
47.3 % of votes cast
669
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,062
52.7 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 650
Appearances
18
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650
58
-80.3 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
Contributions
21
-117.3 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650

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
28
7 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Trade
47 of 53 votes
#3
Trade
84 of 91 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Housing
46 of 53 votes
#5
Work / Employment
70 of 77 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 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
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