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Mr Richard Holden vs Gill German

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 Gill German
Gill German
Lab Clwyd North

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Gill German voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 287 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 280 different votes 287 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 13 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
32 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
40 Aye 32 No
4 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
22 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
40 Aye 32 No
4 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
22 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

79.4%
7% above average
Rank 214 of 649
Participation
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 350 of 649
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
433
590 eligible divisions
645
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
203
46.9% of votes cast
672
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
230
53.1% of votes cast
2
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 484 of 649
Appearances
21
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 649
64
-79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 649
Contributions
28
-115.5 vs Commons average
Rank 581 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,267,818
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,075
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47% above average
Latest expenses
£150,075
34% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
6
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Trade
47 of 53 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Tax
87 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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