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Mr Richard Holden vs Charlotte Nichols

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 Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Charlotte Nichols voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,010 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 973 different votes 1,010 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
13 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 9% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 16 No
Benefits 7% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 23 No
Energy 6% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
60 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 110 shared votes
49 Aye 61 No
75 Aye 29 No
Migration 4% aligned 104 shared votes
25 Aye 79 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 31 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
31 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 43 shared votes
12 Aye 31 No
10 Aye 31 No
Education 0% aligned 41 shared votes
31 Aye 10 No
24 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 41 shared votes
17 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
77.2%
5% above average
Rank 262 of 649
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,280
1,658 eligible divisions
645
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
655
51.2% of votes cast
672
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
625
48.8% of votes cast
2
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

44
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 650
Appearances
15
-68.6 vs Commons average
Rank 610 of 650
64
-81.7 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650
Contributions
17
-128.7 vs Commons average
Rank 613 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
£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47% above average
Latest expenses
£305,109
35% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Education
64 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Housing
50 of 54 votes
Trade
47 of 53 votes
#3
Energy
43 of 48 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 70 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 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
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
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
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
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