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Mr Richard Holden vs David Burton-Sampson

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 David Burton-Sampson
David Burton-Sampson
Lab Southend West and Leigh

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and David Burton-Sampson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 334 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 327 different votes 334 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
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
34 Aye 53 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
53 Aye 34 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 53 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
53 Aye 34 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

80.0 %
7 % above average
Rank 204 of 650
Participation
86.7 %
14 % above average
Rank 65 of 650
1,300
1,626 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
558 eligible divisions
637
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
255
52.7 % of votes cast
663
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
229
47.3 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-23.8 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
Appearances
50
-19.8 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 650
60
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
Contributions
53
-70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 465 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
£191,962
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47 % above average
Latest expenses
£191,962
15 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Defence
33 of 33 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
45 of 51 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Defence
60 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Housing
46 of 53 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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