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Mr Richard Holden vs Emily Darlington

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 Emily Darlington
Emily Darlington
Lab Milton Keynes Central

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Emily Darlington voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 320 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 315 different votes 320 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 21 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
51 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
51 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

80.2 %
7 % above average
Rank 213 of 648
Participation
90.7 %
17 % above average
Rank 20 of 648
1,278
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
477
526 eligible divisions
624
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
257
53.9 % of votes cast
654
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
220
46.1 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

50
-10.4 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 648
Appearances
76
+15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 648
62
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 648
Contributions
107
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,267,818
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£124,936
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47 % above average
Latest expenses
£124,936
45 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
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
Crime / Justice
61 of 61 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Education
49 of 49 votes
Defence
53 of 58 votes
#3
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Trade
44 of 50 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Housing
46 of 53 votes
#5
Defence
22 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
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