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Mr Richard Holden vs Christine Jardine

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 Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Christine Jardine voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 837 shared comparable votes.

164 same votes 673 different votes 837 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
7 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 75% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 26 No
Education 74% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
32 Aye 84 No
Tax 41% aligned 116 shared votes
66 Aye 50 No
9 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 40% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No
17 Aye 27 No
Defence 30% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
28 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
74 Aye 37 No
Migration 3% aligned 111 shared votes
34 Aye 77 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
66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 494 of 649
1,312
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
2,106 eligible divisions
643
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
779
55.7 % of votes cast
669
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
619
44.3 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

46
-32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 649
Appearances
145
+67.0 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 649
58
-80.5 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 649
Contributions
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 185 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
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47 % above average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
16
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
Brexit / EU
176 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Trade
47 of 53 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 163 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
Housing
46 of 53 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
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