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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
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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 1,121 shared comparable votes.

1,117 same votes 4 different votes 1,121 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
47 Aye 92 No
Tax 100% aligned 139 shared votes
47 Aye 92 No
78 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
78 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 25 No
Trade 100% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 32 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 59 shared votes
26 Aye 33 No
72 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 132 shared votes
71 Aye 61 No
47 Aye 92 No
Tax 100% aligned 139 shared votes
47 Aye 92 No
78 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
78 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

79.6%
7% above average
Rank 205 of 650
Participation
76.1%
4% above average
Rank 284 of 650
1,343
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,285
1,688 eligible divisions
659
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
665
51.8% of votes cast
684
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
620
48.2% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

57
-34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 650
Appearances
51
-40.0 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
83
-75.5 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 650
Contributions
105
-53.5 vs Commons average
Rank 358 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
£989,828
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47% above average
Latest expenses
£192,253
15% below average
7
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
62 of 63 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
61 of 64 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
59 of 64 votes
Trade
50 of 56 votes
#3
Trade
49 of 56 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 154 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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
No
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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