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Mr Richard Holden vs Claire Coutinho

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 Claire Coutinho
Claire Coutinho
Con East Surrey

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Claire Coutinho voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,095 shared comparable votes.

1,091 same votes 4 different votes 1,095 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
46 Aye 92 No
Tax 100% aligned 138 shared votes
46 Aye 92 No
78 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
78 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
33 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 46 shared votes
33 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 46 shared votes
17 Aye 29 No
70 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 129 shared votes
69 Aye 60 No
46 Aye 92 No
Tax 100% aligned 138 shared votes
46 Aye 92 No
78 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
78 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 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
75.9%
3% above average
Rank 288 of 649
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,259
1,658 eligible divisions
645
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
651
51.7% of votes cast
672
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
608
48.3% of votes cast
2
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

44
-37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 649
Appearances
53
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 425 of 649
64
-78.3 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 649
Contributions
108
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 308 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
£989,828
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47% above average
Latest expenses
£192,253
15% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
Trade
47 of 53 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Migration
133 of 154 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Order Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 18 Oct 2022
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye rebel
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 4 Jul 2022
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Chris Bryant's amendment (a) to the motion on the independent expert panel 23 Jun 2020
Aye rebel
No
Agriculture Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 2 (Neil Parish) 13 May 2020
Aye rebel
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
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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
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