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Mr Richard Holden vs Joe Powell

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 Joe Powell
Joe Powell
Lab Kensington and Bayswater

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Joe Powell voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 321 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 315 different votes 321 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
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
32 Aye 38 No
Tax 1% aligned 70 shared votes
37 Aye 33 No
5 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

79.6%
7% above average
Rank 206 of 650
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 302 of 650
1,352
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
475
631 eligible divisions
661
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
225
47.4% of votes cast
691
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
250
52.6% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 400 of 650
Appearances
107
+12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 650
92
-72.5 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Contributions
143
-21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 265 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
£214,410
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47% above average
Latest expenses
£214,410
5% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
7
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
62 of 63 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
61 of 64 votes
#2
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Trade
50 of 56 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Work / Employment
38 of 42 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Energy
18 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
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