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Mr Richard Holden vs Deirdre Costigan

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 Deirdre Costigan
Deirdre Costigan
Lab Ealing Southall

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Deirdre Costigan voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 298 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 293 different votes 298 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
6 Aye 5 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
33 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
43 Aye 33 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
43 Aye 33 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

79.8 %
7 % above average
Rank 204 of 650
Participation
91.1 %
18 % above average
Rank 14 of 650
1,302
1,631 eligible divisions
Total votes
513
563 eligible divisions
639
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
266
51.9 % of votes cast
663
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
247
48.1 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

45
-26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 650
Appearances
14
-57.0 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650
58
-68.0 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650
Contributions
19
-107.0 vs Commons average
Rank 598 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
£196,485
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47 % above average
Latest expenses
£196,485
13 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
5
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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Trade
45 of 51 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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