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Mr Richard Holden vs Alberto Costa

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 Alberto Costa
Alberto Costa
Con South Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Alberto Costa voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,143 shared comparable votes.

1,142 same votes 1 different votes 1,143 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 90 No
Tax 100% aligned 148 shared votes
58 Aye 90 No
64 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
64 Aye 62 No
83 Aye 41 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
83 Aye 41 No
29 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 54 shared votes
28 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 31 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 49 shared votes
17 Aye 32 No
58 Aye 90 No
Tax 100% aligned 148 shared votes
58 Aye 90 No
64 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
64 Aye 62 No
83 Aye 41 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
83 Aye 41 No
29 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 58 shared votes
29 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
81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 182 of 649
1,312
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,915
2,361 eligible divisions
643
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
47.3 % of votes cast
669
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,010
52.7 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % 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
20
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
58
-80.3 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
Contributions
21
-117.3 vs Commons average
Rank 594 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
£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47 % above average
Latest expenses
£291,572
29 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
29
7 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
199 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Trade
47 of 53 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
Housing
46 of 53 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 4 Jul 2022
Foreign Affairs
No
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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