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Mr Richard Holden vs Helen Whately

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 Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Helen Whately voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,154 shared comparable votes.

1,153 same votes 1 different votes 1,154 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
53 Aye 106 No
Tax 100% aligned 159 shared votes
53 Aye 106 No
81 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
81 Aye 38 No
61 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
61 Aye 48 No
28 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 31 No
Defence 100% aligned 52 shared votes
21 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 31 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 48 shared votes
16 Aye 32 No
53 Aye 106 No
Tax 100% aligned 159 shared votes
53 Aye 106 No
81 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
81 Aye 38 No
61 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
61 Aye 48 No
28 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

79.9 %
7 % above average
Rank 201 of 649
Participation
83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 125 of 649
1,312
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,977
2,361 eligible divisions
643
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
943
47.7 % of votes cast
669
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,034
52.3 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 650
Appearances
45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
58
-80.3 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
Contributions
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 428 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
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47 % above average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Trade
47 of 53 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Housing
46 of 53 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 4 Jul 2022
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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