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Mr Richard Holden vs Dame Karen Bradley

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 Dame Karen Bradley
Dame Karen Bradley
Con Staffordshire Moorlands

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Dame Karen Bradley voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 871 shared comparable votes.

868 same votes 3 different votes 871 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
40 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 115 shared votes
40 Aye 75 No
54 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 95 shared votes
54 Aye 41 No
35 Aye 17 No
Migration 100% aligned 52 shared votes
35 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 115 shared votes
40 Aye 75 No
54 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 95 shared votes
54 Aye 41 No
35 Aye 17 No
Migration 100% aligned 52 shared votes
35 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 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
67.0%
6% below average
Rank 477 of 649
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,592
2,376 eligible divisions
645
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
744
46.7% of votes cast
672
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
848
53.3% of votes cast
2
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

44
-38.1 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 649
Appearances
74
-8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 649
64
-78.9 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 649
Contributions
80
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 398 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
£2,878,658
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47% above average
Latest expenses
£283,093
25% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
3 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
188 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
Trade
47 of 53 votes
#3
Trade
74 of 91 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Work / Employment
61 of 77 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Aye
Treasury update on international aid 13 Jul 2021
No rebel
Aye
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
No 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
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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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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