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Mr Richard Holden vs Jesse Norman

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 Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Jesse Norman voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 953 shared comparable votes.

953 same votes 0 different votes 953 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 100 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
53 Aye 100 No
57 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
57 Aye 59 No
30 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 100 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
53 Aye 100 No
57 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
57 Aye 59 No
30 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 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
72.2 %
1 % below average
Rank 382 of 648
1,278
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,670
2,312 eligible divisions
624
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
767
45.9 % of votes cast
654
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
903
54.1 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 0 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

50
-10.4 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 648
Appearances
35
-25.4 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 648
62
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 648
Contributions
71
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 339 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
£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47 % above average
Latest expenses
£134,182
41 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
84 of 88 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Defence
53 of 58 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Trade
44 of 50 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 65 votes
Housing
46 of 53 votes
#5
Energy
56 of 67 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
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
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API