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Mr Richard Holden vs John Cooper

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 John Cooper
John Cooper
Con Dumfries and Galloway

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and John Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 295 shared comparable votes.

295 same votes 0 different votes 295 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
32 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
32 Aye 47 No
13 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
4 Aye 21 No
4 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
32 Aye 47 No
13 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
4 Aye 21 No
4 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 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
72.6 %
1 % below average
Rank 373 of 648
1,278
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
382
526 eligible divisions
624
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
156
40.8 % of votes cast
654
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
226
59.2 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

50
-10.4 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 648
Appearances
86
+25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 648
62
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 648
Contributions
106
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 216 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
£154,450
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47 % above average
Latest expenses
£154,450
32 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
0
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
49 of 50 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Defence
53 of 58 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Trade
44 of 50 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 votes
Housing
46 of 53 votes
#5
Tax
90 of 108 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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