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Mr Richard Holden vs Jessica Toale

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 Jessica Toale
Jessica Toale
Lab Bournemouth West

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Jessica Toale voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 305 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 298 different votes 305 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
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
31 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
51 Aye 31 No
9 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
51 Aye 31 No
9 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 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
78.0%
5% above average
Rank 245 of 649
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
460
590 eligible divisions
645
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
233
50.7% of votes cast
672
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
227
49.3% of votes cast
2
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-37.8 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 649
Appearances
92
+10.2 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 649
64
-78.5 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 649
Contributions
112
-30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 294 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
£208,947
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47% above average
Latest expenses
£208,947
8% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
6
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
47 of 53 votes
#3
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Education
47 of 50 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Benefits
28 of 30 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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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