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Mr Richard Holden vs Alison McGovern

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 Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern
Lab Birkenhead

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Alison McGovern voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 938 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 898 different votes 938 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
21 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 17 No
Benefits 7% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 20 No
Energy 4% aligned 24 shared votes
21 Aye 3 No
56 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 109 shared votes
53 Aye 56 No
74 Aye 38 No
Migration 4% aligned 112 shared votes
34 Aye 78 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 24 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 18 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 17 No
Trade 0% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

79.4%
7% above average
Rank 214 of 649
Participation
70.0%
3% below average
Rank 432 of 649
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,663
2,376 eligible divisions
645
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
922
55.4% of votes cast
672
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
741
44.6% of votes cast
2
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

44
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 650
Appearances
63
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 650
64
-81.7 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650
Contributions
430
+284.3 vs Commons average
Rank 29 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
£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47% above average
Latest expenses
£303,304
34% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Trade
47 of 53 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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