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Mr Richard Holden vs Carolyn Harris

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 Carolyn Harris
Carolyn Harris
Lab Neath and Swansea East

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Carolyn Harris voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 973 shared comparable votes.

34 same votes 939 different votes 973 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
19 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 9% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 13 No
Benefits 7% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
74 Aye 34 No
Migration 4% aligned 108 shared votes
30 Aye 78 No
15 Aye 27 No
Foreign Affairs 2% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
54 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 108 shared votes
54 Aye 54 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
28 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 41 shared votes
13 Aye 28 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
75.4 %
3 % above average
Rank 303 of 649
1,307
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,776
2,354 eligible divisions
640
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,021
57.5 % of votes cast
667
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
755
42.5 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

43
-32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 649
Appearances
49
-26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 649
56
-77.3 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 649
Contributions
28
-105.3 vs Commons average
Rank 574 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
£2,394,912
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47 % above average
Latest expenses
£305,970
35 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
62 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Trade
45 of 51 votes
#3
Education
83 of 96 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Work / Employment
64 of 75 votes
Housing
46 of 53 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
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
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
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
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
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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023 18 Jul 2023
Aye
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