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Mr Richard Holden vs Ashley Dalton

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 Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Ashley Dalton voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 432 shared comparable votes.

23 same votes 409 different votes 432 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
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 9% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
51 Aye 22 No
Migration 4% aligned 73 shared votes
19 Aye 54 No
28 Aye 47 No
Tax 3% aligned 75 shared votes
45 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 15 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 12 No
Energy 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 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
63.6%
9% below average
Rank 532 of 649
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
590
928 eligible divisions
645
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
277
46.9% of votes cast
672
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
313
53.1% of votes cast
2
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.8% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
3 years, 7 months
Since 9 Feb 2023

Debates

44
-39.7 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 649
Appearances
47
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 649
64
-81.9 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 649
Contributions
111
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,267,818
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£607,098
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47% above average
Latest expenses
£323,917
43% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
6
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
6 of 6 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
Trade
47 of 53 votes
#3
Migration
79 of 96 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Trade
15 of 19 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Energy
23 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Jul 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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