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Mr Richard Holden vs Gregory Stafford

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 Gregory Stafford
Gregory Stafford
Con Farnham and Bordon

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Gregory Stafford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 270 shared comparable votes.

270 same votes 0 different votes 270 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
29 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
29 Aye 47 No
16 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
5 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
29 Aye 47 No
16 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
5 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 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
76.8 %
4 % above average
Rank 280 of 648
1,278
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
404
526 eligible divisions
624
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
181
44.8 % of votes cast
654
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
223
55.2 % 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
107
+46.6 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 648
62
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 648
Contributions
214
+105.1 vs Commons average
Rank 65 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
£192,386
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47 % above average
Latest expenses
£192,386
15 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Tax
98 of 108 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes
Defence
53 of 58 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Trade
44 of 50 votes
#4
Transport
18 of 21 votes
Housing
46 of 53 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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