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Mr Richard Holden vs Emma Foody

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 Emma Foody
Emma Foody
Lab Cramlington and Killingworth

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Emma Foody voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 316 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 309 different votes 316 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 7 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
28 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
50 Aye 28 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
28 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
50 Aye 28 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
13 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 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
83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 126 of 650
1,300
1,626 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
558 eligible divisions
637
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
231
49.5 % of votes cast
663
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
236
50.5 % 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
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650
Appearances
52
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 650
60
-64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 650
Contributions
66
-58.8 vs Commons average
Rank 413 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
£188,107
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47 % above average
Latest expenses
£188,107
17 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
45 of 51 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Defence
60 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Housing
46 of 53 votes
#5
Energy
16 of 17 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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