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Mr Richard Holden vs Carla Lockhart

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 Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 69% of the time, based on 599 shared comparable votes.

415 same votes 184 different votes 599 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
2 Aye 8 No
Education 90% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 15 No
Energy 89% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
29 Aye 59 No
Tax 88% aligned 88 shared votes
34 Aye 54 No
2 Aye 6 No
Housing 88% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 80% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 9 No
Trade 45% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 47% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 18 No
Migration 50% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
15 Aye 17 No
Defence 56% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 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
45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,312
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,643 eligible divisions
643
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
669
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

42
-35.6 vs Commons average
Rank 484 of 649
Appearances
171
+93.4 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 649
52
-85.6 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 649
Contributions
193
+55.4 vs Commons average
Rank 128 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
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
5
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
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Trade
47 of 53 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Housing
46 of 53 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: New Clause 39 12 Mar 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
No
No
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill Report Stage: New Clause 39 27 Feb 2024
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Union (Deduction of Union Subscriptions from Wages in the Public Sector) Regulations 2023 31 Jan 2024
Trade Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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