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Mr Richard Holden vs Brian Mathew

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
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Photograph of Brian Mathew
Brian Mathew
LD Melksham and Devizes

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Brian Mathew voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 265 shared comparable votes.

219 same votes 46 different votes 265 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
24 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
24 Aye 40 No
5 Aye 18 No
Education 96% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 90% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 84% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 20% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
0 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 3 No
Energy 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 2 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 16 No
Housing 71% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 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
65.8%
7% below average
Rank 505 of 649
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
388
590 eligible divisions
645
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
196
50.5% of votes cast
672
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
192
49.5% of votes cast
2
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.4% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-39.7 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 649
Appearances
82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 649
64
-81.9 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 649
Contributions
92
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 364 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
£157,740
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47% above average
Latest expenses
£157,740
30% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Trade
47 of 53 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Housing
28 of 32 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Benefits
25 of 30 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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget 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
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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