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Mr Richard Holden vs Bill Esterson

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 Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Bill Esterson voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 943 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 901 different votes 943 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 16 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 23 No
Energy 6% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 17 No
Benefits 6% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
58 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 107 shared votes
48 Aye 59 No
61 Aye 37 No
Migration 4% aligned 98 shared votes
33 Aye 65 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 31 No
Defence 0% aligned 53 shared votes
31 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 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
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
645
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
672
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% 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
56
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
64
-81.7 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650
Contributions
79
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 412 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
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
50 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Trade
47 of 53 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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