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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 985 shared comparable votes.

985 same votes 0 different votes 985 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
55 Aye 100 No
Tax 100% aligned 155 shared votes
55 Aye 100 No
58 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
58 Aye 59 No
30 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 48 shared votes
19 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 100 No
Tax 100% aligned 155 shared votes
55 Aye 100 No
58 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
58 Aye 59 No
30 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 48 shared votes
19 Aye 29 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
72.1%
1% below average
Rank 377 of 649
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,713
2,376 eligible divisions
645
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
791
46.2% of votes cast
672
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
922
53.8% of votes cast
2
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

44
-37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 649
Appearances
52
-29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 649
64
-78.3 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 649
Contributions
101
-41.3 vs Commons average
Rank 325 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
£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
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
87 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Trade
47 of 53 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 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
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
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