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Mr Richard Holden vs Dr Simon Opher

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 Dr Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 349 different votes 355 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 23% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
37 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
47 Aye 37 No
9 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
47 Aye 37 No
9 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 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
80.3%
8% above average
Rank 187 of 650
1,343
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
498
620 eligible divisions
659
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
235
47.2% of votes cast
684
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
263
52.8% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.4% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650
Appearances
69
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 650
88
-75.5 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
Contributions
104
-59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 375 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
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47% above average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
5 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
61 of 64 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Trade
50 of 56 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Trade
10 of 10 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
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: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 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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